Legal Opinion

Durfee Attleboro Bank v. Goulden

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided September 20, 1990Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dolan,PJ.

ThedefendanthaspetitionedtoestablishareportpursuanttoDist/Mun. Cts. R. Civ. P., Rule 64(e).

The plaintiff brought suit in Taunton District Court seeking to collect an allegedly unpaid balance on a VISA credit account The defendant claimed that he resided in Rhode Island at commencement of this action and did not sign the credit card agreement in Massachusetts. If defendant’s allegations are true, then according to the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act the plaintiff is precluded from bringing this action in Massachusetts. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss for lack of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Trustees of the Stigmatine Fathers, Inc. v. Secretary of Administration & FinanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  2. Chavoor v. LewisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  3. Pollack v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  4. Cappadona v. Riverside 400 Function Room, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  5. Donoghue v. DonoghueMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1977

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