Smith v. Burdett

ALEXANDER, Justice.

R. L. Burdett sued Oran Smith, sheriff of Johnson county, in McLennan county for damages for alleged arrest and false imprisonment by Smith in McLennan county. The trial court overruled Smith’s plea of privilege to have the cause transferred to Johnson county, the county of his residence. This ruling is assigned as error.

Upon the hearing,on the plea of privilege, the proof showed that Smith caused Burdett to be arrested and imprisoned in McLennan county by the police of the city of Waco, and that later Smith went to the city of Waco and took Burdett into his possession and…