Legal Opinion

Visicorp v. Software Arts, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California

Decided December 19, 1983No. C-83-20299-WAIPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

INGRAM, District Judge.

Plaintiff VISICORP, a California Corporation, moves to remand this action to state court on the basis of alleged defects in the removal petition. Defendants SOFTWARE ARTS, INC., and SOFTWARE ARTS PRODUCTS, INC., both Massachusetts Corporations, seek dismissal or alternatively to transfer the case to Massachusetts pursuant to a forum selection clause contained in an agreement between the parties.

The parties are engaged in the development and marketing of computer software. In 1979, VISICORP, through its predecessor company, Personal Software, Inc., a Massachusetts…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Central Contracting Co. v. C. E. Youngdahl & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Morris v. Watsco, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  5. Polar Shipping Ltd. v. Oriental Shipping Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Manetti-Farrow, Inc. v. Gucci America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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  4. TUC Electronics, Inc. v. Eagle Telephonics, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1988
  5. General Electric Credit Corp. v. ToupsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985

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