Legal Opinion
Hoppenfeld v. Crook
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 18, 1973No. 12058PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.
This is an action for fraud. Appellee Crook, plaintiff below, brought suit alleging that he was induced by fraudulent misrepresentations of appellant, among others, to enter into a franchise agreement with Law Research Service Inc., a New York corporation. Appellant, a resident of New York, timely filed a special appearance, Rule 120a Texas Rules of Civil Procedure which was overruled. Appellant appeared in person or by counsel at neither the hearing on his special appearance nor the trial on the merits. Trial was to the court, and judgment awarding both compensatory…
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