Legal Opinion
Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Esprit Finance, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided July 27, 1998No. 04-97-00879-CVPublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STONE, Justice.
This is an accelerated appeal from an interlocutory order denying Disney Enterprises, Inc.’s (“Disney”) Rule 120a special appearance. See Tex. Civ. PRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(7) (Vernon Supp.1998). Because we find that Disney is not amenable to suit in Texas, we reverse the trial court’s order and order the cause dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction.
Factual & Procedural Background
On June 6,1995, Esprit Finance, Inc. (“Esprit”) filed suit in Texas against Disney Enterprises, Inc., and several other defendants 1 for fraud and negligent misrepresentation…
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