Houston Sash & Door Company, Inc. v. Davidson

KEITH, Justice.

This is a venue appeal wherein the plaintiff relied upon Subdivision 4, Art. 1995, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., to maintain venue in the county of suit. We will designate the parties as they appeared in the trial court. A somewhat extensive statement of the background of the suit is required to put the controversy into focus.

Etta and Jay Levin instituted this suit against several corporations, their officers and directors claiming a malicious suppression of dividend payments and sought to recover, derivatively, damages for alleged corporate mismanagement. The Levins having taken…