Burnham & Co. v. Kleinhans

Dismissal of an action on the case and of bill in equity for unjust enrichment raises issues of burden of proof and of whether a foreign partnership, on the basis of business conducted by phone and mail, is doing such business as to require registration with the secretary of state before maintaining suit in this State. Plaintiff’s suits were dismissed solely on the jurisdictional issue under RSA S05*473A:4 and an exception was reserved and transferred by Perkins, J.

Plaintiff alleges it is a limited partnership, a stockbroker, a member of the New York Stock Exchange, and that it has a place of…