Digital Equipment Corp. v. International Digital Systems Corp.

The plaintiff, Digital Equipment Corporation (Digital), a Massachusetts corporation with its principal office in Maynard, Massachusetts, filed suit in New Hampshire to recover $767,670.33 owing on goods it had sold and delivered to tlm defendant, International Digital Systems Corporation (IDSC), a New Hampshire corporation with its principal office in Manchester. Digital also sought a pre-trial attachment of IDSC’s property. IDSC moved to dismiss the action based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The Trial Court (Goode, J.) granted the motion, and Digital appealed. We reverse and…