"Pray offered no evidence that Wesco, when contracting with Xtreme, knew of Xtreme's contract with Massachusetts-based Pray. Xtreme's act of entering the contract with Pray does not constitute a contract that Wesco created with Massachusetts," Associate Justice Peter Sacks wrote. Credit: Fantastic/Adobe Stock

The Massachusetts Appeals Court vacated a trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of Wesco Insurance Co. in a coverage dispute and remanded the case to instead be dismissed for a lack of personal jurisdiction over the complaint.

The plaintiff, Massachusetts-based general contractor D.F. Pray, was selected to renovate and repair a 13-floor corporate office in New York City for $5.9 million. Pray subcontracted Xtreme Drywall & Acoustics, a New York corporation, for the drywall portion of the project for an estimated $265,000.

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Allison Dunn

Allison Dunn is a reporter on ALM's Rapid Response desk based in Ohio, covering impactful litigation filings and rulings, emerging legal trends, controversies in the industry, and everything in between. Contact her at aldunn@alm.com. On Twitter: @AllisonDWrites.