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SECREST MACHINE CORP. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. L.A. 31599.

33 Cal.3d 664 (1983)

660 P.2d 399

190 Cal. Rptr. 175

SECREST MACHINE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; RUBEN RAMOS, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

March 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

James R. Birmingham, Harold Q. Longenecker, Toni Rae Bruno, David Gorney and Chase, Rotchford, Drukker & Bogust for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Benjamin F. Card, Dimino & Card and James R. Goff for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

REYNOSO, J.

We must decide whether California may constitutionally assert jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation on the basis of activities surrounding the sale of its product for use in California. The assertion is for the limited purpose of adjudicating a claim that a defect in the design or manufacture of the product caused an injury to a California resident.

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