Legal Opinion
Stelly v. Tarr
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided June 17, 2011No. 06-11-00020-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice MOSELEY.
Gabe Tarr, a past director of the HRC Foundation, Inc. (Foundation), 1 sued Glenn Stelly, the president of the Foundation, individually, for defamation. Tarr’s suit alleged that removal of his name as a board member for “misdirecting] significant funds from the Foundation” “served to effectively defame him and damage his reputation.” Stelly, a Louisiana resident, challenged the trial court’s personal jurisdiction by filing a special appearance. He appeals the trial court’s denial of his special appearance. 2 Because we conclude that Stelly was not subject to…
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- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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