Legal Opinion
Gessmann v. Stephens Ex Rel. Stephens
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided April 26, 2001No. 12-00-00383-CVPublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Justice.
W. Gessmann GmbH (“Gessmann”) brings this interlocutory appeal complaining of the trial court’s denial of Gess-mann’s special appearance. 1 In two issues, Gessmann argues that the trial court erred in deciding that it had personal jurisdiction over Gessmann, a nonresident defendant. We reverse and remand to the trial court with instructions to dismiss Appellee, Theresa Stephens’, claims against Appellant, W. Gessmann GmbH.
Factual Background
The decedent of Appellee Theresa Stephens (“Stephens”), was killed when a Fel-lerbuncher, which is a tree-cutting machine used in the…
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