DeNucci v. Fleischer

FRANCIS J. W. FORD, District Judge.

This is an action for libel, removed here from the Massachusetts court, in which defendant The Ring, Inc., publisher of the magazine, Tim Ring, in which the allegedly libelous article was published moves to set aside service of process and to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction. The sole issue is whether defendant is engaged in doing business in Massachusetts so as to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts courts.

Defendant is a New York corporation with its principal office in New York City. It has no office or other place of business…