Dowling v. NADW Marketing, Inc.

RALEIGH BROWN, Justice.

Donald P. Dowling, a Texas resident, sued NADW Marketing, Inc., a Louisiana corporation not registered to do business in Texas, and Henry Primeaux, a resident of Louisiana, alleging deceptive trade practices and alternatively fraud. Defendants’ motion for dismissal for want of jurisdiction was granted. Dowling appeals. We reverse and remand.

The plea to the jurisdiction was based on a prior written agreement between the parties which included the following provisions:

XII. CONTRACT INTERPRETATION

This contract shall be interpreted and construed under the laws of the State…