Legal Opinion
Shisler v. Sanfer Sports Cars, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 25, 2008No. H032027PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PREMO, Acting P. J.
If a trial court grants a motion to quash service of summons due to lack of personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant, does the court have jurisdiction thereafter to rule upon that defendant’s motion for attorney fees? We conclude that it does.
I. Background
Plaintiffs Bryan and Shelley Shisler are California residents. In or about June 2004, plaintiffs saw a car they liked on a Web site maintained by defendant Sanfer Sports Cars, Inc., a Florida corporation. Plaintiffs bought the car and had it shipped to California from defendant’s place of business in Florida.…
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