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· 1/26/1989

Kleinerman v. Morse

Citations

  • 533 N.E.2d 221
  • 26 Mass. App. Ct. 819
  • 1989 Mass. App. LEXIS 35

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating “there is procedural leeway” in determining a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction over the defendant
  • “determination of jurisdiction — or the lack of it — may rest on the facts alleged in the complaint”
  • “active entrepreneurial or managerial conduct in the State where jurisdiction is asserted will cause jurisdiction to attach”
  • defendant’s contacts “went well beyond isolated incidents such as placing an advertisement, receiving several telephone conversations in connection with a particular transaction, and engaging in some correspondence”
  • defendant’s contacts “went well beyond isolated incidents such as placing an advertisement, receiving several telephone conversations [sic] in connection with a particular transaction, and engaging in some correspondence”
  • parent company’s control of in-state subsidiary and intermingling of officers and directors conferred jurisdiction

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Judges: Kass, Cutter, Smith

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