Legal Opinion
Ganis Corporation of California v. Neil D. Jackson and Ann E. Jackson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 29, 1987No. 86-1571PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case presents a classic question of personal jurisdiction. Defendants-appellants Neil and Ann Jackson (Jacksons) appeal from the District Court’s denial of their motion to vacate a judgment obtained against them by Ganis Corporation of California (Ganis), 635 F.Supp. 311. The Jack-sons financed the purchase of a boat through Ganis. Upon default of the note, Ganis brought suit and obtained a default judgment in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Ganis then brought the judgment to the District Court of Massachusetts…
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