Afassco, Inc. v. Sanders

STUART, Justice.

Afasseo, Inc., a Nevada-based distributor of medical and safety equipment, appeals the judgment of the Houston Circuit Court holding that a judgment Afasseo obtained in a Nevada state court against former Afasseo employee Comer Ladon Sanders, an Alabama resident, was void because the Nevada court lacked personal jurisdiction over Sanders. We reverse and remand.

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In early 2005, Sanders responded to an advertisement in the Dothan Eagle placed by Afasseo seeking a sales representative. Sanders subsequently met with Afassco’s president, Don Schumaker, and another Afasseo…