Legal Opinion
Barnhill v. Automated Shrimp Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided March 28, 2007No. 10-06-00038-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
In this accelerated appeal, Stephen Barnhill challenges the denial of his special appearance on grounds that: (1) his communications with Texas are fortuitous; (2) certain actions were taken in his representative capacity and not directed at Texas; (3) his assistance with SEC filings is not connected to Texas; (4) his contractual obligations were not performable in Texas; *761and (5) Texas jurisdiction violates notions of fair play and substantial justice. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Barnhill was chief executive officer of the Barnhill Group in Georgia. Bill G.…
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