GANIS CORP. OF CALIFORNIA v. JACKSON

No. 86-1571.

822 F.2d 194 (1987)

GANIS CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Neil D. JACKSON and Ann E. Jackson, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Hopkins, Paul Killeen, Miriam R. Goldstein and Sherburne, Powers & Needham, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendants, appellants.

Charles R. Dougherty with whom Hill & Barlow, Boston, Mass., was on brief for plaintiff, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BREYER, Circuit Judge.


JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case presents a classic question of personal jurisdiction. Defendants-appellants Neil and Ann Jackson (Jacksons) appeal from the District Court's denial of their motion to vacate a judgment obtained against them by Ganis Corporation of California (Ganis), 635 F.Supp. 311. The Jacksons financed the purchase of a boat through Ganis. Upon default of the note, Ganis brought suit and obtained...

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