Legal Opinion
Flaiz v. Moore
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 11, 1962No. A-8901PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Justice.
On the basis of its conclusion that the contacts between the parties and the forum are insufficient to require that the courts of Texas retain and exercise jurisdiction over this suit, the Court of Civil Appeals has held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the cause. 353 S.W.2d 74. It is our opinion that on the present record the order of dismissal cannot be upheld on that or any other ground.
Theodore R. Flaiz et al., petitioners, who are residents of the State of Maryland, instituted suit in the 49th District Court of Webb County against Jack…
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