Farwah v. Prosperous Maritime Corp.

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s orders granting the special appearances of four defendants and dismissing them from the underlying lawsuit. See Tex. Civ. PRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(7) (Vernon Supp.2006); Tex.R. Civ. P. 120a. We affirm.

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Factual Background

While docked at Smith’s Bluff, Texas, on June 11, 2004, several members of the SEATRANSPORT’s crew decided to travel into Port Arthur, Texas, to purchase personal items and supplies for the vessel. Prior to going ashore, the crew members met Fredesvinda Seagler, d/b/a Vinda Service,…