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WONG v. TENNECO, INC.

Docket No. L.A. 31900.

39 Cal.3d 126 (1985)

702 P.2d 570

216 Cal. Rptr. 412

LEO WONG, as Executor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants, v. TENNECO, INC., et al., Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

July 29, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Donald C. Thuesen for Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants.

Hufstedler, Miller, Carlson & Beardsley, Shirley M. Hufsteder, Robert S. Thompson, Burton J. Gindler and Hillyer & Irwin for Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants.

OPINION

REYNOSO, J.

May a produce grower enlist the aid of the California courts to recover damages allegedly suffered as a result of losing his illegal farming operations in Mexico? We conclude that under principles of comity he may not.

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This case traces the exploits of Lee Wong (Wong),1 an accomplished produce grower best known for his green onions. In 1969, Wong, a United States...

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