DE PRINS v. VAN DAMME

No. 12-97-00082-CV.

953 S.W.2d 7 (1997)

Maurits L. DE PRINS, Appellant, v. Willy VAN DAMME, F. Crols, and Trends, N.V., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

July 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Taylor, Gary C. Wallace, Joseph J. Mastrogiovanni, Dallas, for appellant.

Louis P. Bickel, Michael Lowenberg, P.C., James R. Lancaster, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Akin, Gump, Strquss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Dallas, Otis Carroll, Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, P.C., Tyler, for appellees.

Before RAMEY, C.J., and HOLCOMB and HADDEN, JJ.


HOLCOMB, Justice.

Maurits L. De Prins ("De Prins"), plaintiff below, appeals the order of the trial court sustaining defendants' Willy Van Damme ("Van Damme"), F. Crols ("Crols"), and Trends, N.V. ("Trends") (collectively "Appellees") special appearance and dismissal for lack of jurisdiction. Two points of error are assigned. We will affirm.

According to the record, De Prins is a Belgian resident and citizen. Van Damme is a journalist, and a citizen...

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