Directory Assistants, Inc. v. Cooke, Cameron, Travis & Co.

STUART, Justice.

Cooke, Cameron, Travis and Company, P.C. (“CCT”), sued Directory Assistants, Inc., a Connecticut corporation, in the Jefferson Circuit Court seeking a judgment declaring void a contract between CCT and Directory Assistants because, CCT alleged, Directory Assistants was not qualified to do business in Alabama at the time the contract was executed. Directory Assistants filed a limited appearance in the trial court for the sole purpose of moving the trial court to dismiss the action based on a provision in the disputed contract providing that disputes between it and CCT would be…