Schreiber v. Hoysgaard

This purports to be a report by the Trial Judge, sua sponte pursuant to G.L. c. 231, § 108. We assume that the report’s reference to an appeal pursuant to G.L. c. 231, § 102C is in error as that section deals with cases remanded from the Superior Court. The Trial Judge, sitting in a small claims session, dismissed without prejudice the plaintiffs claim invoking the court’s jurisdiction under G.L. c. 223A, § 3, the so-called long-arm statute. Having dismissed the claim without prejudice to the plaintiffs right to bring a new civil action, the Trial Justice through this report seeks guidance as…