Legal Opinion
Choice Auto Brokers, Inc. v. Dawson
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided September 25, 2008No. 01-07-01035-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAM NUCHIA, Justice.
In this accelerated, interlocutory appeal, appellant, Choice Auto Brokers, Inc. (“CAB”), challenges the trial court’s order denying its special appearance.
We reverse and render.
Background
CAB is a Florida corporation that sells automobiles using both its own website and the internet auction site, eBay. 1
Dawson is a Texas resident, who purchased an automobile from CAB. Dawson found the automobile on CAB’s website, which had a hyperlink to eBay to enable visitors to bid on vehicles through the online auction site. Because the website required that bidders who lacked a…
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