Walz v. Martinez

OPINION

Opinion by:

CATHERINE STONE, Chief Justice.

Irma Roldan Walz a/k/a Irma Walz Martinez appeals the trial court’s order granting a special appearance filed by the appel-lees, who were third party defendants in the underlying cause. Walz contends the trial court erred in sustaining the special appearance because the appellees purposefully availed themselves of the jurisdiction of the Texas courts by: (1) filing a will contest in a pending probate proceeding and seeking injunctive relief against Walz in that proceeding; and (2) initiating the underlying lawsuit against Walz as the purported…