Florida resident who obtained a judgment against a Florida defendant in a court in that state could sue the defendant in Massachusetts to “reach and apply” its sole asset, a debt owed the defendant by a Massachusetts company, a Superior Court judge has ruled in a case of first impression.
“I think most practitioners will be surprised to see that the court allowed the judgment creditor to proceed in Massachusetts even though neither party had any connection to Massachusetts.” David Himelfarb, Partner at McCarter & English.