Interdyne Co. v. SYS Computer Corp.

Plaintiff appeals (pursuant to subd. (e) of § 904.1 of the Code Civ. Proc.) from an order granting the motion of defendant, a foreign corporation, to quash the service of summons on that defendant. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we affirm the order.

Plaintiff is a California corporation, with its principal place of business in Los Angeles County. Defendant is a New York corporation, with its principal place of business in New Jersey. Plaintiff’s principal business is the construction of specialized electronic computer components; defendant is engaged in the manufacture and sale of computers into which such components are incorporated.

The relations between the parties began in 1969, when, in New Jersey, K & J Associates, an authorized sales representative for plaintiff, solicited an order from defendant. This contact resulted in some other small orders, placed through the intermediary of K & J. In 1970, K & J asked plaintiff to submit to defendant a quotation for certain computer equipment. That request led to a series of direct communications between plaintiff and defendant, which ultimately resulted in an order for the goods herein involved. The negotiations…