P.B. Surf, Ltd. v. Savage

MAIN, Justice.

Alamo Title Company (“Alamo”), a Texas corporation, petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to vacate its order denying Alamo’s motion to dismiss an action filed against it by P.B. Surf, Ltd. (“P.B. Surf”), a Florida limited partnership, and to enter an order dismissing the action for lack of personal jurisdiction. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

I. Factual Background and Procedural History

This dispute concerns the disbursement of proceeds from the sale of the San Palo-ma apartment complex in Houston, Texas. According to P.B.…