Russo v. Dear

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice CORNELIUS (Retired).

This case involves a suit to enforce a foreign judgment. Barbara Russo appeals from a district court judgment giving full faith and credit to an Ohio judgment filed in Texas pursuant to chapter 35 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. We affirm.

In 1987, Russo hired William C. Dear, Jr., a private investigator, to investigate a friend’s death. Dear’s investigation took him to Ohio. In 1990, Russo sued Dear in Texas for overcharging her and for acting fraudulently and negligently in his investigation. Dear filed a counterclaim against…