Mabry v. Reid

OPINION

STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from an order granting a special appearance of an out-of-state defendant. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(7) (Vernon Supp.2004). See BMC Software Belgium, N.V. v. Marchand, 83 S.W.3d 789, 793 (Tex.2002). We affirm the trial court’s order.

Plaintiff Charles Mabry and his brother Daniel Mabry were the owners of a metal casting foundry in Beaumont, Texas. Citation Corporation purchased the stock of the foundry from the Mabry brothers. As part of that agreement, the Mabry brothers became employees of Citation,…