Southern Clay Products, Inc. v. Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance, Ltd.

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

This is an appeal by Southern Clay Products, Inc., Gonzales Clay Corporation, English China Clays Overseas Investments, Ltd., and English China Clays, pic (the Clays) from the trial court’s sustaining of appellee Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance, Ltd.’s (Guardian’s) plea to the jurisdiction, based on a lack of in personam jurisdiction over Guardian. The Clays, plaintiffs below, sued Guardian, defendant below, to enforce a policy of insurance issued by Guardian to the Clays.

The suit arises from the death of an employee of Southern Clay Products, Inc. (Southern Clay),…