Legal Opinion
Van Winkle-Hooker Company v. Rice
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 21, 1969No. 17334PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order sustaining appellee’s motion to dismiss appellant’s cause of action under the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
Van Winkle-Hooker Company brought this suit in a district court of Dallas County, Texas, against Jack R. Rice seeking damages for breach of a written contract between the parties. In its petition Van Winkle-Hooker Company alleged that it was a Texas corporation, having its principal office and place of business in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas and that Jack R. Rice was an individual residing in Grand Junction, Colorado. It was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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