Legal Opinion
Siemens AG v. Houston Casualty Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided February 19, 2004No. 05-03-00933-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice O’NEILL.
In this interlocutory appeal, appellants Siemens AG and Siemens’ S.A. de C.V. appeal an order denying their special appearance in a suit brought by appellees Houston Casualty Company, Comisión Federal de Electricidad and Seguros Com-ercial America, S.A. de C.V. In a single issue, appellants contend the trial court erred in denying their special appearance. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s order.
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