Lockett v. Shaw

GRAVES, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment of the district court of Houston county overruling the pleas of privilege of the appellants for the transfer to Harrison county — where they resided — of the venue of a suit the appellees had filed against them in Houston county, seeking damages for the alleged breach of a written contract whereby appellants had agreed to purchase an oil lease on land located in Houston county.

Although the contract between the parties was in writing, plain and unambiguous, and neither contained any statement as to the place of its performance by appellants, nor…