Peters Production, Inc. v. Dawson

The plaintiff corporation, having obtained three judgments against the defendants in California based on a breach of contract, brought the present action in five counts. Three counts alleged that the California judgments were unsatisfied ; two others alleged original causes of action for breach of contract. By way of special defense, the defendants attempted to raise the issue of whether the plaintiff was barred from maintaining this action by General Statutes § 33-412, which prohibits any foreign corporation transacting business in Connecticut in violation of § 33-396 from bringing a lawsuit…