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KELLY v. GENERAL INTERIOR CONST., INC.

No. 08-0669.

301 S.W.3d 653 (2010)

Dan KELLY and Laura Hofstatter, Petitioners, v. GENERAL INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Delivered January 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Holmes and Leymon L. Solomon, The Solomon Law Firm, Houston, TX, for Petitioners.

Ross A. Sears, II, Sears Crawford, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Respondent.

Justice GUZMAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

To establish personal jurisdiction in Texas courts over nonresident defendants, plaintiffs must plead a connection between the defendants' alleged wrongdoing and the forum state. Asserting statutory and common law claims, General Interior Construction, Inc. (GIC), a Texas corporation, sued Daniel Kelly and Laura Hofstatter (collectively, the Officers), both Arizona residents. Absent from GIC's pleadings, however,...

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