Gunstream v. Oil Well Remedial Service

BOND, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of Collin County, Texas, sustaining the defendants’ pleas of privilege and transferring the trial of the cause to the District Court of Ector County, Texas, the domicile and place of business of the respective defendants, — none of whom reside in Collin County.

It is a well established rule that a person’s right to be sued in the county of his residence is a valuable right and should never be abridged except 'by clear and convincing proof that the cause of action comes under some “exception” to the rule. Art. 1995,…