Harvard Trust Company v. Bray

This litigation comes before us for interlocutory review of a question of trial court jurisdiction. The plaintiff contends that personal jurisdiction was conferred by virtue of defendant Dana Bray’s entry of appearance in the action and alternatively argues that the defense of lack of personal jurisdiction was waived because not timely asserted.

By a 1959 Florida decree, defendant Dana Bray was divorced from defendant Anne Bray. The decree incorporated by reference an agreement reached by those parties which provided that Dana Bray pay alimony to Anne Bray. The agreement further provided that…