Aluminum Chemicals (Bolivia), Inc. v. Bechtel Corp.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice ROSS.

Aluminum Chemicals (Bolivia), Inc. (hereafter ACBI) sued Bechtel (and Xytel-Bechtel, Inc. (hereafter XBi), a related corporation) for converting technology. ACBI alleged that Bechtel/XBi failed to return documents that described a process for manufacturing chemicals. Bechtel obtained a partial summary judgment that removed ACBI’s theory of alter ego from the case. When trial began, ACBI non-suited XBi, and the jury found that ACBI had not proved conversion. The court accordingly rendered a take-nothing judgment in favor of Bechtel.

ACBI contends that the court…