CARLSON CORP. v. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT


380 Mass. 102 (1980)

402 N.E.2d 483

THE CARLSON CORPORATION vs. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Meserve for the defendant.

James J. Barrett for the plaintiff.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, KAPLAN, WILKINS, & ABRAMS, JJ.


ABRAMS, J.

In this action for breach of contract we are asked to determine whether a Massachusetts corporation may sue the University of Vermont (university) in a Massachusetts court. In February, 1978, The Carlson Corporation (Carlson) sued the university in the Superior Court in Suffolk County for the balance due under the contract. The university was served by certified mail pursuant to the Massachusetts long-arm statute, G.L.c. 223A, § 6, and moved to dismiss...

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