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David Pearl v. Dale Abshire

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided July 9, 2009No. 02-08-00286-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 2-08-286-CV

DAVID PEARL APPELLANT

V

DALE ABSHIRE APPELLEE

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FROM THE 67TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

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This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court=s order denying appellant David Pearl=s special appearance and motion to dismiss an internet defamation claim filed by appellee Dale Abshire. We reverse the trial court=s order and dismiss the case.

I. Background Facts

Dale Abshire brought suit against David Pearl alleging that Pearl made several defamatory statements on the Yahoo!…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. BMC Software Belgium, NV v. MarchandTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984

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