JOHN DOE I v. ARCHDIOCESE EX REL. RIGALI

No. 05-02-01363-CV.

109 S.W.3d 928 (2003)

JOHN DOE I and John Doe II, Appellants, v. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS, by and through Justin F. RIGALI, His Predecessors and Successors, as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

July 22, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori A. Watson and Thomas B. Cowart, Law Office of Windle Turley, PC, Dallas, for Appellants.

Hal M. Browne, Clark Brown & Morales, L.C., Scott K. Huber, Randal Mathis, Mathis and Donheiser, Eric Vaughn Snyder, Robert Fugate, and Barry H. Fanning, Fanning, Harper & Martinson, P.C., Dallas, for Appellee.

Before Justices MORRIS, WHITTINGTON and FRANCIS.


OPINION

Opinion By Justice MORRIS.

This is an interlocutory appeal. The trial court dismissed the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis from the case for want of personal jurisdiction. Appellants John Doe I and John Doe II contend in their appeal that the trial court should have asserted jurisdiction over the Archdiocese. We conclude the trial court ruled correctly and affirm the trial court's order.

I.

Appellants, who are residents of...

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