Bruno's Inc. v. Arty Imports, Inc.

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice LANG.

Appellee, Arty Imports, Inc. sued appellant Bruno’s, Inc. alleging respondeat superior liability for a fraudulent scheme and other tortious acts of Bruno’s employee. Bruno’s is an Alabama corporation which formerly operated grocery stores in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. Bruno’s filed a special appearance and claims the trial court erred in overruling it.

Bruno’s asserts three issues on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in not looking beyond appellee’s pleadings to resolve questions of fact in determining whether it had jurisdiction over Bruno’s; (2)…