Legal Opinion

SITQ E.U., Inc. v. Reata Restaurants, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 3, 2003No. 2-01-405-CVPublishedCited by 85 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JOHN CAYCE, Chief Justice.

I. Introduction

In this interlocutory appeal, SITQ E.U., Inc., SITQ Holdings (U.S.), Inc., Canderel Corp., and Jonathan Wener (collectively, appellants) appeal the trial court’s denial of their special appearance motions challenging the trial court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over them. Because we conclude that appellants had sufficient contacts with Texas to support the exercise of specific jurisdiction, we will affirm.

II. Background Facts & Procedural History

SITQ E.U., Inc. is a Canadian corporation that owns 100% of SITQ Holdings (U.S.), Inc. 1 SITQ…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by85 opinions

  1. Ennis v. Loiseau, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005
  2. Morris v. Kohls-York, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005
  3. Lewis v. Indian Springs Land Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
  4. Morris v. Powell, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2004
  5. TravelJungle v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2006

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