Case Name: STANLEY TRADING CO., Inc. v. BENSDORP, Inc.
Court: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1950-06-22
Citations: 91 F. Supp. 911
Docket Number: Civ. A. No. 8261
Parties: STANLEY TRADING CO., Inc. v. BENSDORP, Inc.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Supplement
Volume: 91
Pages: 911–912

Head Matter:
STANLEY TRADING CO., Inc. v. BENSDORP, Inc.
Civ. A. No. 8261.
United States District Court D. Massachusetts.
June 22, 1950.
Foster E. Allison, Edward H. Bennett, Jr., Sullivan & Worcester, all of Boston, Mass., for plaintiff.
Bingham, Dana & Gould, Sherin & Lod-gen, Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & Rugg, John I. Packer, William J. Day, Joseph S. Finstein, Boston, Mass., for defendant.

Opinion:
FORD, District Judge.
On April 1, 1949, the plaintiff brought a complaint seeking to recover against the defendant for breach of its alleged written contract with plaintiff whereby plaintiff was appointed defendant's exclusive sales agent in most of the United States for products (fancy chocolates and candies, bar chocolates, imported cocoa and' coating) sold or manufactured by defendant. A similar cause of action between the parties had already been commenced in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, and in that suit on March 21, 1950 the plaintiff recovered a judgment of $31,429.76.
On May 15, 1950, in this court, an amendment was allowed to the original complaint brought in this court to include a cause of action based on the New York judgment.
Plaintiff now moves for summary judgment in the sum of $31,429.76 based on the New York judgment.
It appears that the defendant has appealed from the New York judgment but failed to give security as required by the New York Civil Practice Act, § 593, 594, 615. For this failure under New York law, the judgment was not stayed nor vacated and^fcbe judgment in the New York cd5rt is final.
ÍEe contention of the defendant is that the judgment rendered in the New Tork qnpi-gtñ£~rnin-i — woW <-1ip -¡cciips in the present "suit.....res- .adjudieafe: — Ttere, is no merit in the contention! The defendant misinterprets the — pLessni suit. • It is not a suit on the original cause of action; it is a suit on a judgment.
Since the judgment in New York was a final judgment and is now in full force,' a suit can be maintained on the judgment in the Massachusetts courts._and this court, the required jurisdictional facts being present as they are here. Faber v. Hovey, 117 Mass. 107, 19 Arnibec., 3987 J-*
Plaintiff's motion for summary jüdgment is allowed.
. No opinion for publication.