Charles Trois v. Apple Tree Auction Center, Inc, e

This appeal presents issues of personal jurisdiction and venue. A Texas citizen sued Ohio citizens in a Texas court based on two distinct claims: first, breach of a contract executed and performed in Ohio; and second, fraudulent misrepresentation made during a conference call from Ohio to Texas. The question thus before us is whether the Texas court may properly assert personal jurisdiction over the Ohio defendants in each or either claim, and if so, whether the Texas court is the proper venue. We hold that the breach-of-contract claim cannot be tried in the Texas courts, but the fraud claim,…