Yarbrough v. John Deere Industrial Equipment Co.

GUITTARD, Justice.

On this venue appeal the question is whether the appellant Donald B. Yarbrough is a “necessary party” within subdivision 29a of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1995 (Vernon 1964). We hold that he is a necessary party, and, accordingly, we affirm the order overruling his plea of privilege.

The suit was brought in Dallas County by John Deere Industrial Equipment Company against Yarbrough and Huntsville Equipment Company. The petition alleges that by virtue of a security agreement signed by Huntsville, plaintiff had a security interest in a certain machine known as a “laser system,”…