Hill

This action arose out of a complaint filed by Sperry & Hutchinson Company’s assignee of a claim for money owing Sperry & Hutchinson (S&H) on a contract between S&H and appellant James B. Hill. Hill thereafter filed a cross-complaint against S&H and respondent Noble Drilling Corp. Noble moved for an order to quash and dismiss for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to section 418.10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, with such motion being granted; this appeal followed. We affirm.

Facts

Hill is a California resident engaged in business as a safety consultant specializing in developing safety programs for oil drilling companies. Hill developed a program which awarded employees of oil drilling companies varying amounts of S&H Green Stamps, depending on the number of accident-free hours on the job.

Pursuant to the safety program, Hill, in May or June 1972, entered into a contract with S&H to purchase said stamps, with S&H thereby granting Hill an exclusive right to sell S&H Green Stamps to oil drilling companies within specified states constituting S&H’s “Southwest Region”; California was not one of the states included.

In December 1972, Hill sold the safety program to Noble, a…