Legal Opinion
Hall v. Koch & Koch
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 20, 1979No. 78-254PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBois, J.
This reserved case requires us to determine whether the plaintiffs, a New Hampshire law firm, can attach through trustee process, RSA ch. 512, a credit of the defendants, an Ohio law firm, and thereby obtain quasi in rem jurisdiction over the defendants in order to prosecute an action for intentional interference with contractual relations. We hold that they can and sustain their exceptions.
Background
The plaintiffs claim that they had a contingent fee contract with the trustee, Richard W. Young, an Ohio resident, who is also the duly appointed executor of the estate of Jeannette E. Crowley, a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Phelps v. KingstonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
- Lex Computer & Management Corp. v. Eslinger & Pelton, P.C.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1987
- Hugel v. McNellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Estabrook v. WetmoreSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
- Tavoularis v. WomerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
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