Legal Opinion
Country Clubs, Inc. v. Ward
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 20, 1970No. 17514PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Justice.
The question presented by this appeal is whether a Kentucky court had jurisdiction to render an in personam judgment by default against a nonresident Texas corporation. We hold that the court of the sister state did not possess jurisdiction and accordingly we reverse and render the judgment of the Texas court which was based upon such judgment.
John A. Ward and Jack Smalley, Partners, doing business as John Ward Associates Advertising, residents of the State of Kentucky, instituted an action in Jefferson Circuit Court, Common Pleas Branch, of the State of Kentucky,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Pellow v. Cade, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
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