Legal Opinion
Vita Planning & Landscape Architecture, Inc. v. HKS Architects, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 25, 2015No. A141010PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JONES, P. J.
The trial court granted HKS Architects, Inc.’s (HKS) motion to dismiss Vita Planning and Landscape Architecture, Inc.’s (Vita) complaint against HKS pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 410.30, subdivision (a) and entered judgment for HKS. Vita appeals. It contends the court erred by granting HKS’s motion to dismiss because (1) there is no contract between Vita and HKS containing a forum selection clause; (2) HKS’s motion was untimely and “procedurally waived”; and (3) enforcing the forum selection clause violates California public policy articulated in section…
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