Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 36.006. Personal Jurisdiction
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§ 36.006. PERSONAL JURISDICTION. (a) A court may not
refuse to recognize a foreign country judgment for lack of personal
jurisdiction if:
(1) the defendant was served personally in the foreign
country;
(2) the defendant voluntarily appeared in the
proceedings, other than for the purpose of protecting property
seized or threatened with seizure in the proceedings or of
contesting the jurisdiction of the court over him;
(3) the defendant prior to the commencement of the
proceedings had agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign
country court with respect to the subject matter involved;
(4) the defendant was domiciled in the foreign country
when the proceedings were instituted or, if the defendant is a body
corporate, had its principal place of business, was incorporated,
or had otherwise acquired corporate status in the foreign country;
(5) the defendant had a business office in the foreign
country and the proceedings in the foreign country court involved a
cause of action arising out of business done by the defendant
through that office in the foreign country; or
(6) the defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane
in the foreign country and the proceedings involved a cause of
action arising out of operation of the motor vehicle or airplane.
(b) A court of this state may recognize other bases of
jurisdiction.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Section: 36.003 36.004 36.0041 36.0042 36.0043 36.0044 36.005 36.006 36.007 36.008 37.001 37.002 37.003 37.004 37.005
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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