85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 944, Chapter 390 Page: 4 of 11
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S.B. No. 944
1 rendered in this state that, but for the fact that they are rendered
2 in this state, would constitute foreign-country judgments to whichthis chapter would apply under Section 36A.003.
(d) A party resisting recognition of a foreign-country
judgment has the burden of establishing that a ground for6 nonrecognition stated in Subsection (b)
or (c) exists.
Sec. 36A.005.
PERSONAL
JURISDICTION.
(a) A
8 foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of
9 personal jurisdiction if:
0 (1) the defendant was served with process personally11 in the foreign country;
(2) the defendant
voluntarily
appeared
13 proceeding, other than for the
purpose of protecting
property
seized or threatened with seizure in the proceeding or of
15 contesting the jurisdiction of the court over the defendant;
(3) the defendant,
before
commencement
of the
17 proceeding, agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign
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20court with respect to the subject matter involved;
(4) the defendant was domiciled in the foreign country
when the proceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other21 form of business organization whose principal place of business was
22 in, or that was organized under the laws of, the foreign country;
23 (5) the defendant had a business office in the foreign
24 country and the proceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of
25 action arising out of business done by the defendant through that
26 office in the foreign country; or
27 (6) the defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane4
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 944, Chapter 390, legislative document, June 1, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050282/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.