Legal Opinion
Potkovick v. Regional Ventures, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided September 21, 1995No. 11-94-060-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOT, Chief Justice.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the Texas Long Arm Statute, TEX. CIV.PRAC. & REM.CODE ANN. § 17.042 (Vernon 1986), authorizes the exercise of in personam jurisdiction over a nonresident who owns real estate in Texas. We conclude that mere ownership of the real property alone is insufficient to bestow in personam jurisdiction; the ownership of the real property must be the subject of the underlying suit. 1 See Shaffer v. Heitner, 433 U.S. 186, 97 S.Ct. 2569, 53 L.Ed.2d 683 (1977).
This is an appeal from a special appearance under TEX.R.CIV.P. 120a. Rosella…
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