Legal Opinion
Tri-West Insurance Services, Inc. v. Seguros Monterrey Aetna, S.A.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 2000No. B132298PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARMSTRONG, J.
Tri-West Insurance Services, Inc. (Tri-West), an insurance broker, appeals from the dismissal of its cross-complaint against Seguros Monterrey Aetna, S.A. (SMA), a Mexican insurance company, in *675litigation instigated by a Tri-West client, Swat-Fame, Inc. (Swat-Fame). We agree with the trial court that SMA did not have the requisite minimum contacts with this state for the assertion of jurisdiction, and so affirm the dismissal.
Facts
Swat-Fame is a clothing manufacturer which maintains factories in Mexico. In 1995, Swat-Fame contacted Tri-West, seeking transit insurance to…
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