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Alfred Hahn vs. Court of Appeals

ALFRED HAHN, petitioner vs. COURT OF APPEALS and BAYERSCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGSELLSCHAFT (BMW), respondents.

G.R. No. 113074 | 1997-01-22

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is a petition for review of the decision 1 of the Court of Appeals dismissing a complaint for specific performance which petitioner had filed against private respondent on the ground that the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City did not acquire jurisdiction over private respondent, a nonresident foreign corporation, and of the appellate court's order denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

The following are the facts:

Petitioner Alfred Hahn is a Filipino citizen doing business under the name and style "Hahn-Manila." On the other hand, private respondent Bayerische Motoren Werke...