SMITH, VALENTINO & SMITH, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. L.A. 30559.

17 Cal.3d 491 (1976)

551 P.2d 1206

131 Cal. Rptr. 374

SMITH, VALENTINO & SMITH, INC., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

July 12, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Kirsch, Arak & Bulmash and Jay S. Bulmash for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

DeMarco, Barger, Beral & Pierno and Kent Keller for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

RICHARDSON, J.

In this mandate action we consider the extent to which California courts in breach of contract actions may give effect to a contractual forum selection clause providing for trial of the action in another state. Relying on such a clause, the trial court herein found that the Pennsylvania forum specified in the contract was the proper forum for trial of the present action, and consequently issued an order staying...

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