Legal Opinion
Sutphin v. Tom Arnold Drilling Contractor, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided May 4, 2000No. 03-99-00600-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIDD, Justice.
Appellant John Sutphin, Jr. (“Sutphin”), the respondent below, seeks relief from the final judgment of the Williamson County Court at Law No. 1. In response to a motion by appellee Tom Arnold Drilling Contractor, Inc. (“Arnold”) the Williamson County court issued an order instructing Sutphin to appear and show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court (“show cause order”). Sutphin made a special appearance through counsel, challenging the Williamson County court’s jurisdiction on two grounds. First, Sutphin argued that because the Williamson County court’s plenary…
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