Legal Opinion
Henderson v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 15, 1978No. Civ. 52289PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLEMING, Acting P. J.
The trial court denied defendant A. Douglas Henderson’s motions to quash service of summons on him in Florida for lack of jurisdiction and to dismiss plaintiff Rosemaiy G. Lepera’s action against him in California for inconvenience of forum. We issued an alternative writ of mandate.
Facts
The motion papers (verified petition, verified complaint, and exhibits) show that defendant Henderson first met plaintiff Lepera in Florida in the latter part of 1971. Henderson, then 26 years old and a domiciliary and resident of Florida, possessed substantial inherited wealth.…
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