Legal Opinion
James R. Twiss, Ltd. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 18, 1963No. Civ. 27025PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, P. J.
An English corporation, James R. Twiss, Ltd., petitions this court for a writ of mandate to compel the superior court to quash service of summons and complaint for lack of jurisdiction on the ground that petitioner “is not and was never doing business ’ ’ within the State of California.
Plaintiff, a longshoreman, charging petitioner with negligence in failure to provide a safe place of employment and unseaworthiness of vessel, filed an action against petitioner seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by him on April 19, 1960, while unloading cargo from a ship in the harbor at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Bank of Augusta v. EarleSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
- The Lafayette Ins. Co. v. FRENCHSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
- Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. v. McKibbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Long v. Mishicot Modern Dairy, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1967
- Sims v. National Engineering Co.California Court of Appeal · 1963
- H. Liebes & Co. v. Erica Shoes, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1965
- Rios v. Torvald KlavenessCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
- Walker v. University Books, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1974
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