Grubbs v. Mercantile Texas Corp.

DICKENSON, Justice.

This interlocutory venue appeal challenges the trial court’s order dated October 3, 1983, which sustained a plea of privilege. Since the appeal was not pending on the effective date of the 1983 revisions to the venue statute, we grant appellee’s motion to dismiss the appeal.

Certain minority shareholders 1 filed a derivative action against their corporation, Consolidated Bancshares, Inc., and its board of directors. 2 Plaintiffs also sued Mercantile Texas Corporation. Plaintiffs sought to set aside the acquisition by Mercantile Texas Corporation of all of the capital stock…