Allen v. Edrington

SPEER, Associate Justice.

— W. B. Edrington sued A. C. Allen, George W. Armstrong and others on a cause of action formerly existing in favor of the defendant, George W. Armstrong, against the other defendants and transferred and guaranteed by said George W. Armstrong. The defendant Allen pleaded his privilege to be sued in Harris County, alleging that Armstrong was made a party defendant to the suit in Tarrant County for the fraudulent purpose of conferring jurisdiction upon the District Court of that county. The trial court summarily instructed the jury to find in favor of the plaintiff on…