Legal Opinion
Tri-State Tank Corp. v. Higganum Heating, Inc.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 22, 1997No. AC 16379PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, J.
The plaintiff, Tri-State Tank Corporation, appeals the judgment of the trial court dismissing its complaint against the defendant, Higganum Heating, Inc., for lack of personal jurisdiction over the defendant. On appeal, the plaintiff contends that the trial court improperly concluded that the state of Kansas did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant when the plaintiff sought to enforce in Connecticut a judgment obtained in Kansas.
The following facts and procedural history are necessary for the disposition of this appeal. The plaintiff, a Kansas corporation having…
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