Dunham-Bush, Inc. v. Bill Hartmann Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

CROCKETT, Justice:

Plaintiff, Dunham-Bush, Inc., a Connecticut corporation, sued for a claimed balance due on heating and air conditioning equipment it had shipped on defendant’s order to the Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The defendant moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff is a foreign corporation doing business in Utah without qualifying to do so. Upon the basis of the pleadings, affidavit, and representations of respective counsel, the trial court found in accordance with defendant’s contentions and dismissed the action. Plaintiff appeals.

The dismissal was…