CSR LTD. v. LINK

No. 95-0933.

925 S.W.2d 591 (1996)

CSR LIMITED, Relator, v. The Honorable Scott LINK, Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 14, 1996.

Rehearing Overruled August 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin P. Hartman, Haynes and Boone, Dallas, Lynne Liberato, Beth Fancsali, Haynes and Boone, Houston, for relator.

Hartley Hampton, Young & Hampton, Houston, Marvin B. Peterson, Law Office of Marvin B. Peterson, Houston, Gary D. Elliston, DeHay & Elliston, Dallas, Jeffrey D. Roberts, Roberts Markel & Folger, Houston, James D. Smith, Dunn Kacal Adams Pappas & Law, Houston, T. John Ward, Brown McCarroll & Oaks Hartline, Longview, Kathryn Hermes, Patterson Lamberty Stanford & Walls, Dallas, Sharla J. Frost, James H. Powers, Powers & Frost, Houston, J. Michael Myers, Ball & Weed, San Antonio, Russell Ramsey, Ramsey & Murray, Houston, David W. Starnes, Strong Pipkin Nelson & Bissell, Beaumont, Jeffrey B. McClure, Butler & Binion, Houston, Mark R. Pharr, III, Galloway Johnson Tompkins & Burr, Houston, Richard N. Countiss, Law Office of Richard N. Countiss, Houston, James Mayer Harris, Holmes & Harris, Beaumont, David L. Lyle, Jr., Ness Motley Loadholt Richardson & Poole, Charleston, SC, Warren A. Gage, Cowles & Thompson, Dallas, Kevin J. Maguire, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, Robert E. Ballard, Abraham & Watkins, Houston, Stephen M. Vaughan, Mandell & Wright, Houston, F. Richard Leach, Ross Banks May Cron & Cavin, Houston, Gregg Morrison, Cook & Butler, Houston, C. Victor Haley, Fairchild Price Thomas & Haley, Center, Weldon Funderburk, Funderburk & Funderburk, Houston, Michael R. Ross, Law Offices of Michael R. Ross, Houston, John E. Williams, Jr., Williams Bailey & Wesner, Houston, Steven J. Kherkher, Williams Bailey Wesner & Kherkher, Houston, Ned Johnson, Johnson & Associates, Houston, John L. Hill, Liddell Sapp Zivley Hill & LaBoon, Houston, Peter A. Moir, Baker & Botts, Dallas, William J. Cozort, Jr., Bean & Manning, Houston, R. Lyn Stevens, Stevens & Baldo, Beaumont, Scott Baldwin, Baldwin & Baldwin, Marshall, Byron Sims, Brown Sims Wise & White, Houston, Brian S. Clary, Livingston & Markle, Houston, Sandra F. Clark, Mehaffy & Weber, Beaumont, Robert E. Thackston, Vial Hamilton Koch & Knox, Dallas, for respondent.


SPECTOR, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, HECHT, CORNYN, ENOCH, OWEN and ABBOTT, JJ., join.

This original proceeding concerns the exercise of personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation by Texas courts. Although mandamus does not ordinarily lie from the denial of a special appearance, exceptional circumstances may warrant this extraordinary relief. In this case, we find that mandamus is appropriate and conditionally...

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