Cummings Properties, LLC v. Center IMT, Inc.
Cummings Properties, LLC v. Center IMT, Inc.
Opinion of the Court
Opinion
This appeal arises out of an action to enforce a foreign judgment rendered against the defendant, Center IMT, Inc., in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly rendered summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Cummings Properties, LLC, by (1) disregarding the defendant’s rights to due process in the Massachusetts action,
Summary judgment “shall be rendered forthwith if the pleadings, affidavits and any other proof submitted show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Practice Book § 17-49.
On August 12, 2009, in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, the plaintiff obtained a judgment against the defendant in the principal amount of $183,511.21.
The judgment is affirmed.
The defendant claims that the Massachusetts judgment is improper because the defendant was not registered to do business in the commonwealth and therefore the Massachusetts court lacked personal and subject matter jurisdiction.
The complaint in the present action erroneously alleged that the defendant was the lessee, not the guarantor of the subject lease.
The plaintiff secured a judgment against the lessee and the guarantor of the lease. The defendant in this action is the guarantor of the lease.
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