Billingsley Parts & Equipment, Inc. v. Vose

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

O’CONNOR, Justice.

On Vose’s motion for rehearing we withdraw our original opinion and substitute this in its stead. We deny the motion for rehearing.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a suit for lack of jurisdiction. The issue is whether a Texas court has jurisdiction over a sales agent in Illinois who was the representative for a Texas company. The trial court found the representative’s contacts were too minimal to allow the exercise of in personam jurisdiction. We disagree and reverse.

Fact summary

Billingsley Parts and Equipment, Inc. (Billingsley), the…