Masterson v. Baughn

Appellee sued F. Z. Bishop, a resident of Bexar county, and N. T. Master-son, Elliott Cage, and Roene Cage of Harris county, to recover $25,000 damages, alleged to have accrued to appellee through the fraud of appellants in making false representations to him which induced him to buy certain lands in Cameron county. Roene Cage, Elliott Cage, and N. T. Masterson filed pleas of privilege to be sued in Harris county, which were controverted by affidavits of appellee. The pleas of privilege were overruled.'

The uncontroverted evidence showed that the agent of appellants induced appel-lee by…