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AXTON v. KIRBY

No. 1537.

552 S.W.2d 620 (1977)

Hoyt W. AXTON, Appellant, v. William G. KIRBY et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Gardner, Stovall, Wilhite & Gilbreath, Houston, for appellant.

Henry P. Giessel, Alice Giessel, Talbert, Giessel & Stone, Michael T. Johnson, Houston, for appellees.

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

In January of 1976 William G. Kirby and Alene K. Kirby doing business as Knauer's Hardware brought suit for the use and benefit of American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company (appellees) in the district court of Harris County, Texas to enforce a Florida judgment rendered in 1958. In the Florida suit appellees obtained a judgment for $33,076.25 against Hoyt W. Axton (Axton or appellant) for tort damages. Axton filed a special appearance...

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