Legal Opinion
Laykin v. McFall
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided April 28, 1992No. 07-91-0276-CVPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYD, Justice.
Relator Sol W. Laykin brings this petition seeking writ of mandamus directed to the Honorable John R. McFall, respondent. This proceeding arises from a suit against relator by Jane Livermore seeking recovery for conversion, fraud and deceptive trade practices. Relator, a California resident, filed a special appearance, contesting the Texas court’s jurisdiction over him. Respondent, the trial judge, overruled relator’s special appearance, finding the court did have jurisdiction over him.
Parenthetically, while neither respondent nor the real party at interest, Livermore, contests…
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