Legal Opinion
DaSilveira v. Westphalia Separator Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 27, 1967No. Civ. 22970PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
On this appeal from an order quashing the service of summons made on the AYestphalia Separator Company, a German corporation (hereafter Westphalia), the only question is whether AVestphalia was amenable to service of process and the jurisdiction of the California courts. Plaintiffs filed an action for negligence and breach of warranty in the wrongful death of their adult son, who was killed in the explosion of a cream separator manufactured by Westphalia and sold in California by its exclusive United States distributor, Céntrico, Inc., a New York corporation (hereafter Céntrico). Westphalia…
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