Farris

Plaintiff James Farris appeals from the judgment entered in favor of defendant and respondent Capt. J. B. Fronapfel Company, granting respondent’s motion to quash service of summons.

I

Farris purchased a 55-foot yacht known as the Kajun Lady from a Delaware corporation, Kajun Lady, Inc., in Florida. Farris is a resident of El Cajon, California, and he contacted defendant James Crutchfield dba Crutchfield Yacht and Shipbrokers in California and met with Crutchfield, a California resident, in San Diego, California. Crutchfield was acting as the west coast broker for the yacht. Broward Marine, Inc. (Broward), a Florida corporation, was acting as the east coast broker in Florida. On September 1, 1982, Farris traveled to Florida, viewed the vessel which was berthed on the premises of Broward marine, and was told by Broward that an objective marine survey of the vessel could be obtained from Capt. J. B. Fronapfel Company (Fronapfel). On September 18, 1982, Fronapfel performed a survey of the vessel and issued a report which stated essentially that the vessel was in good condition and had an estimated value of $250,000. The survey document listed Farris as the client, included…