American Express Centurion Bank v. Pitono Haryanto

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice

This is an appeal by a creditor from the trial court’s ruling granting a debtor’s special appearance. The creditor appealed, and in the appeal, we address whether a debtor who created a credit-card relationship with the creditor who directed the creditor to send his monthly statements to him at a Texas address is subject to the jurisdiction of a Texas court in a debt collection suit to collect thé debt due on the credit-card account. Because the debtor established his initial relationship with the creditor in Texas, used the card on a regular basis to charge goods…