Legal Opinion

J.D. Auto Corp. v. Michael H. Bell

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided October 13, 2023No. 08-22-00187-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS JD AUTO CORP., § No. 08-22-00187-CV Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 384th Judicial District Court MICHAEL H. BELL, § of El Paso County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# 2021DCV0743) CONCURRING OPINION I agree with the majority’s conclusion that the trial court never acquired personal jurisdiction over JD Auto prior to issuing the default judgment, and the default judgment is therefore void as a matter of law. However, I write separately because, in the collateral attack analysis, my opinion would begin where the majority opinion could have…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Dusenbery v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. In the Interest of E.R.Texas Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Sgitcovich v. SgitcovichTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Tom Retzlaff v. Go America Communications Corporation, Aaron David Dubrinski, and John and/or Jane Doe, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2011

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