HELICOPTEROS NACIONALES DE COLOMBIA v. HALL

No. 17882.

616 S.W.2d 247 (1981)

HELICOPTEROS NACIONALES DE COLOMBIA, S.A. ("HELICOL"), Appellant, v. Elizabeth HALL et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied February 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Soules, McCamish, Ingram, Martin & Brown, James E. Ingram, San Antonio, for appellant.

Helm, Pletcher & Hogan, George E. Pletcher, Houston, for appellees.


DOYLE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a money judgment awarded to appellees in a wrongful death action arising out of a helicopter crash in Peru, South America. Specifically, Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S.A. (Helicol) is appealing from an order overruling its special appearance pursuant to Rule 120a, T.R.C.P.

We reverse and order the case dismissed.

Helicol, South American, corporation with its...

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