Liberty Enterprises, Inc. v. Moore Transportation Co.

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This is a suit for freight charges, and the primary issue involves the limits of a special appearance. Moore Transportation Company sued Liberty Enterprises, Inc. for freight charges on shipments of goods which Liberty had purchased from Fort Worth Pipe Company. Moore secured a default judgment against Liberty. Three weeks later, Liberty filed its special appearance; and on the same day, Liberty filed a motion to set aside the default judgment and to grant a new trial. Two weeks later, the trial judge signed an agreed order granting a new trial. Thereafter, Moore filed a…