Eta Trust v. Recht

Plaintiff appeals a court order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s petition to register a foreign judgment. Plaintiff raises as issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in ruling that the Massachusetts court lacked jurisdiction to enter judgment against a nonresident defendant where the lease agreement contained a forum selection clause designating Massachusetts as the forum State which would have jurisdiction over disputes, where the lease agreement provided an agreed method of permissible service and where the judgment was entered against defendant in the…