Legal Opinion
Reyes v. Marine Drilling Companies, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided March 6, 1997No. 14-95-01420-CVPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
AMIDEI, Justice.
Alberto T. Reyes appeals from a judgment of dismissal. Alleging Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. (Ingalls) was negligent in designing a portion of a drilling rig, appellant sued In-galls for personal injuries sustained while working at the rig. Ingalls, a Delaware corporation, entered a special appearance pursuant to rule 120a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. It also filed a motion claiming to be a nonresident and objecting to the trial court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over it. The trial court sustained Ingalls’s special appearance for lack of personal jurisdiction,…
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