Fields-Shepherd, Inc. v. Armitage

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the judge of the County Court at Law of Harris County sustaining a plea of privilege in an action brought by appellant, Field-Shepherd, Incorporated, against appellees, W. R. Armitage and Lester Armitage, for damages for the alleged breach of a contract by appellees to sell and deliver certain lumber to appellant at Houston, Texas.

Appellees duly filed their pleas of privilege to have said suit tried in Polk County, the county of their residence. In due time appellant filed its controverting affidavit in which it embodied its original…