Legal Opinion
Hotel Partners v. Craig
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided September 23, 1998No. 05-92-01625-CVPublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McGARRY, Chief Justice.
This appeal is from an order granting special appearances filed by the Missouri law firm of Levy & Craig, P.C. and its named principal attorney, Bernard D. Craig, Jr., a Missouri resident. The trial court found that the Missouri defendants had insufficient contacts with Texas to warrant the exercise of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Americana Ocho Rios Corporation (“Ocho Rios”), Americana Eden II Corporation (“Eden II”) and Americana Jamaica Limited Partnership (“Jamaica L.P.”) formed a partnership called Hotel Partners to lease a Jamaican resort.…
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