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EAKIN v. ACOSTA

No. 04-99-00575-CV.

21 S.W.3d 405 (2000)

John J. EAKIN, Individually, and d/b/a Cypress Helicopter Company, Appellant, v. Howard ACOSTA and Myron Papadakis, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Overruled May 25, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Matt Lair, Ron A. Sprague, Gendry & Sprague, P.C., San Antonio, for Appellant.

Richard J. Reynolds, III, Vaughan E. Waters, Thornton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown, L.C., Corpus Christi, for Appellee.

Sitting: PHIL HARDBERGER, Chief Justice, CATHERINE STONE, Justice, PAUL W. GREEN, Justice.

OPINION

Opinion by: CATHERINE STONE, Justice.

This appeal raises the issue of whether a Florida lawyer representing a Texas resident in a Florida lawsuit is subject to personal jurisdiction in Texas. The trial court said no, and entered an order sustaining the special appearance of the Florida lawyer, appellee Howard Acosta. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.04(a)(7) (Vernon Supp.2000). Because we agree that Acosta had insufficient...

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