Massachusetts Appeals Court May 23, 2002, No. 00-P-335 (Boutiette v. Dickinson)

Green, J.

The plaintiff obtained a default judgment in Texas on various tort claims,2 then (less than three years after the causes accrued) sought enforcement of the Texas judgment by complaint in the Boston Municipal Court. The Municipal Court' dismissed the action, concluding the Texas court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant.