Schlobohm v. Schapiro

COOK, Justice.

This case presents us with a Pennsylvania defendant and the question whether a Texas court has the power to adjudicate a Texan’s claims against him. The courts below found that the defendant’s contacts with Texas were too minimal to allow the exercise of in personam jurisdiction. Because we hold that his contacts with Texas were continuing and systematic enough to permit the imposition of jurisdiction, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

The Pennsylvania defendant is Rolf Scha-piro (“Schapiro”). His son, Douglas, lives in Dallas. In July 1984, Schapiro invested…