Legal Opinion

Turman v. POS Partners, LLC

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 4, 2018No. 14-17-00105-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTracy Christopher, Justice

In this case asserting contract and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, defendant Richard Turman appeals from the trial court's ruling denying his special appearance. Turman's Texas contacts are insufficient to support general jurisdiction; however, the record supports the trial court's implied finding that there is a substantial connection between Turman's Texas contacts and the operative facts of the breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim alleged by plaintiff POS Partners, LLC ("POSP"). We therefore conclude that the trial court did not err in exercising specific jurisdiction over that claim. We…

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