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<STRONG><CENTER>NO. 03-9<A NAME="1">9</A>-00<A NAME="2">147</A>-CV</CENTER>
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<STRONG></STRONG><CENTER><A NAME="3">Grupo Nacional Provincial, S.A.</A>, Appellant</CENTER>


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<P><STRONG><CENTER>v.</CENTER>
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<P><STRONG>Western Aircraft, Inc. and United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc., as Managers for the <CENTER>United States Aircraft Insurance Group; and Nozaki &amp; Co., Ltd.<A NAME="4"></A>, Appellees</CENTER>
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<SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF <A NAME="5">TRAVIS</A> COUNTY, <A NAME="6">250TH</A> JUDICIAL DISTRICT</CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. <A NAME="7">98-05273</A>, HONORABLE <A NAME="8">PAUL R. DAVIS</A>, JR., JUDGE PRESIDING</STRONG></SPAN><STRONG></CENTER>
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	Appellant Grupo Nacional Provincial, S.A. has filed a motion to dismiss its
interlocutory appeal of the district court's denial of a special appearance.  We grant the motion
and dismiss the appeal.  

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<P>					Lee Yeakel, Justice</P>

<P>Before Chief Justice Aboussie, Justices B. A. Smith and Yeakel</P>

<P>Dismissed on Appellant's Motion</P>

<P>Filed:   November 30, 1999</P>

<P>Do Not Publish</P>

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