BANCOMER, S.A. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. B089364.

44 Cal.App.4th 1450 (1996)

52 Cal. Rptr.2d 435

BANCOMER, S.A., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; TERRY REILLY et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

April 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, Charles E. Patterson, Kevin M. Fong and Robert A. Gutkin for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Hardy L. Thomas for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

KITCHING, J.

In this action for mandamus relief, we consider whether a bank, a nonsignatory to a purchase agreement between a resort developer and individual purchasers of leasehold interests in the property, is so "closely related to the contractual relationship" between the parties that it can enforce a contractual forum selection clause requiring litigation of disputes in Mexico. We decide it is not.

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