Legal Opinion
Vosko v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided November 22, 1995No. 14-93-00494-CVPublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDELMAN, Justice.
Michael Vosko (“Michael”) appeals a judgment in favor of The Chase Manhattan Bank (“Chase”) on several grounds, including lack of personal jurisdiction. Because we find that personal jurisdiction was lacking, we reverse and render judgment dismissing the action.
In 1984, Michael’s father, Irwin L. “Smitty” Vosko (“Smitty”), borrowed money from Chase’s branch in the Bahamas, where he lived. Chase eventually sued for and received a summary judgment for over $5.5 million against Smitty in federal court in New York on January 26,1990 in connection with that debt (the…
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