Legal Opinion
Nikolai v. Strate
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 13, 1996No. 2-94-289-CVPublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARDS, Justice.
In this appeal we must decide if a Texas court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a Colorado attorney being sued by a Texas resident for malpractice stemming from a Colorado lawsuit where the Colorado attorney has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1967 and has handled about fifteen cases in Texas over the past ten years. The trial court ruled that it did not have personal jurisdiction over the Colorado attorney, his partner, and their professional corporation. We affirm in part and reverse in part, holding that a Texas court has personal jurisdiction…
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