Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Wichita Falls General Hospital v. Adolf
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 10, 1987No. 52539PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
Relator, Wichita Falls General Hospital, sought and obtained our preliminary order in prohibition to prevent respondent judge 1 from proceeding further against relator in the underlying lawsuit on the basis of a lack of personal jurisdiction.
Relator is a hospital incorporated under the laws of Texas with its principal place of business in Wichita Falls, Texas. It has no agents and does no business in Missouri. Southwest Organ Bank (SWOB) (not a party here or below) is a not-for-profit corporation in Dallas, Texas. It functions essentially as a clearing house for information…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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