Mabry v. Reid

130 S.W.3d 385 (2004)

Charles D. MABRY, Appellant,

v.

Virgil REID, Appellee.

No. 09-03-343 CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Submitted December 24, 2003.

Decided March 4, 2004.

Greg M. Dykeman, Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, LLP, Beaumont, for appellant.

Matthew L. Hoeg, Thurston C. Bailey, Andrews Kurth, LLP, Houston, for appellee.

Before McKEITHEN, C.J., BURGESS and GAULTNEY, JJ.

OPINION

STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from an order granting a special appearance of an out-of-state defendant. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(7) (Vernon Supp.2004). See…