District Court, D. Massachusetts March 31, 2000, Civ.A.98-11391-RBC (Burtman Iron Works, Inc. v. Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (# 16)

COLLINGS, Chief United States Magistrate Judge.

I. Introduction

On June 22, 1998, the plaintiff Burtman Iron Works, Inc. (hereinafter “Burtman”), a Massachusetts corporation, filed a two-count complaint in the Boston Municipal Court against defendant Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc. (hereinafter.