Ed Friedrich Sales Corp. v. Deitrick

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling a plea of privilege in an action brought in the district court of Wharton County by appellee, C. Deitrick, doing business as The Corners Company, against appellant, Ed Friedrich Sales Corporation, for rescission of a contract to purchase certain refrigerating equipment, and for damages.

Appellee alleged that he was induced to purchase said equipment through false and fraudulent representations made to him by an agent of appellant; that he signed a contract providing for the purchase thereof without reading it, upon the…