Legal Opinion

Filet Menu, Inc. v. Cheng

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 4, 1999No. B118633PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CURRY, J.

Respondent Warren Cheng demurred to the first amended complaint for breach of contract of appellant Filet Menu, Inc. (hereafter Filet Menu), contending that its claims were time-barred. The trial court sustained the demurrer, reasoning that the tolling provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 351, as applied to the facts alleged concerning Cheng, violated the commerce clause of the federal Constitution. We reverse.

Facts

Filet Menu’s first amended complaint alleges the following facts: Filet Menu is a California corporation whose principal place of business is in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  2. Bendix Autolite Corp. v. Midwesco Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Cantu v. Resolution Trust Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1992
  4. Lewis I. Abramson World Coin Partners v. Joel F. BrownsteinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Patrick W. HaniganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  5. Lee v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003

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