Legal Opinion
Schippers v. Mazak Properties, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided July 13, 2011No. 04-10-00724-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
MARIALYN BARNARD, Justice.
Appellants Denise Schippers and Sharon Cox-Estep filed a wrongful death suit in Duval County. Appellees Reba Mazak (“Reba”) and Mazak Properties, Inc. (“Ma-zak Inc.”) filed special appearances. Ap-pellees subsequently filed a joint motion to dismiss based on forum non conveniens. The trial court granted Reba’s special appearance and granted the joint motion to dismiss.
On appeal, appellants contend the trial court erred: (1) in granting Reba’s special appearance; (2) in granting the joint motion to dismiss based on forum non conve-niens; (3) in its…
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