HOPPENFELD v. CROOK

No. 12058.

498 S.W.2d 52 (1973)

Ellias C. HOPPENFELD, Appellant, v. John Herbert CROOK, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied August 22, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Brady, Eskew, Brady & Womack, Austin, for appellant.

Douglass D. Hearne, Stayton, Maloney, Black, Hearne & Babb, Austin, for appellee.


PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This is an action for fraud. Appellee Crook, plaintiff below, brought suit alleging that he was induced by fraudulent misrepresentations of appellant, among others, to enter into a franchise agreement with Law Research Service Inc., a New York corporation. Appellant, a resident of New York, timely filed a special appearance, Rule 120a Texas Rules of Civil Procedure which was overruled. Appellant...

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