Hammonds v. Hammonds

The appeal is from an order of the trial court overruling a plea of privilege filed by petitioners, C. T. Hammonds and wife, to be sued in the county of their residence. The trial court’s order was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 278 S.W. 2d 380. We have determined that this court has jurisdiction of the case under amended Article 1728, because of a conflict between the holding of the Court of Civil Appeals and the holdings in the cases cited below in this opinion.

The suit was brought by respondents in the District Court of Foard County, in the form of a statutory action for parti-,…