J.M. SAHLEIN MUSIC CO. v. NIPPON GAKKI CO., LTD.

Docket No. A035468.

197 Cal.App.3d 539 (1987)

243 Cal. Rptr. 4

J.M. SAHLEIN MUSIC COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NIPPON GAKKI CO., LTD., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.

November 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

James Duryea, Jr., James W. Moore, David E. Russo and Charles S. Holden for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Jamie M. Bennett, Hogan & Hartson, Curtis Karnow and Landels, Ripley & Diamond for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

SABRAW, J.

Plaintiff J.M. Sahlein Music Company, Inc. (Sahlein) appeals from an order quashing service of summons on defendant Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (Nippon Gakki). We find the forum and claim-related contacts identified by plaintiff insufficient to warrant personal jurisdiction over defendant, and affirm.

BACKGROUND

According to the second amended complaint, Nippon Gakki is a Japanese corporation which...

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