Mahon v. Cotton

WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.

— Appellee sued appellant in the County Court of Victoria County to recover rents for a hotel in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County. The residence of appellant was alleged to be in Calhoun County, and, in order to fix venue in Victoria County, the petition alleged that appellant had rented the property under a written contract from the first of July, 1893, until December 31, 1893, at a stipulated monthly rent; that, by the contract, appellant agreed to pay the rent in Victoria County; and that upon the expiration of that term, appellant had held on for another period of…