Legal Opinion
Cobb v. STERN, MILLER & HIGDON
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided September 4, 2009No. 01-09-00112-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ELSA ALCALA, Justice.
In this interlocutory appeal, appellant, John L. Cobb, Jr., appeals from the trial court’s order denying his special appearance in the lawsuit filed by appellee, Stern, Miller & Higdon, a law firm based in Houston (hereafter “the firm”). See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(7) (Vernon Supp. 2008). In three issues, Cobb contends the trial court erred by denying his special appearance because (1) he was allowed to amend his special appearance to amend defects; (2) he is not subject to personal jurisdiction in Texas; and (3) the forum selection clause in…
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