Legal Opinion
Abacan Technical Services Ltd. v. Global Marine International Services Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided May 27, 1999No. 01-98-01336-CVPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TIM TAFT, Justice.
Global Marine International Services Corporation sued Abacan Technical Services Limited to enforce payments due under the terms of a negotiated settlement agreement. Despite having agreed in the settlement that any suit to enforce payments would be brought in Texas, Abacan contested personal jurisdiction by special appearance. Tex.R. Civ. P. 120a. Abacan now challenges the denial of the special appearance in this accelerated, interlocutory appeal. Tex. Civ. Prac. & RemlCode Ann. § 51.014(a)(7) (Vernon Supp.1999). We address whether the trial court properly relied on…
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