Legal Opinion
Carlson Corp. v. University of Vermont
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 6, 1980PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
In this action for breach of contract we are asked to determine whether a Massachusetts corporation may sue the University of Vermont (university) in a Massachusetts court. In February, 1978, The Carlson Corporation (Carlson) sued the university in the Superior Court in Suffolk County for the balance due under the contract. The university was served by certified mail pursuant to the Massachusetts long-arm statute, G. L. c. 223A, § 6, and moved to dismiss pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 12 (b) (2), 365 Mass. 754 (1974), for lack of personal jurisdiction. The motion was denied. Pursuant to the…
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