North American Chemical Co. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Opinion

CROSKEY, Acting P. J.

Petitioner, North American Chemical Company (North American), seeks a writ of mandate to compel the restoration of a cause of action for negligence to the complaint which it has filed against the real parties in interest, Trans Harbor, Inc. and Pac III Partners, doing business as Harbor Pac, a joint venture (collectively, Harbor Pac). The trial court sustained Harbor Pac’s demurrer to that cause of action without leave to amend.

In its complaint, North American sought recovery of sums it paid as damages in settlement of a customer’s claim that arose from a…