Legal Opinion
Girvin v. Gulf Refining Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 29, 1919No. 8146PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Dallas County Court; W. L. Thornton, Judge. Suit by the Gulf Refining Company against J. H. Girvin, begun in the justice court. Defendant’s plea of privilege to be sued in his own county and precinct was denied as having been waived, and was again denied upon appeal to the county court, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtTalbot, J.
We take from appellant’s brief, which is admitted by appellee to be correct, the following statement of the nature and result of the suit:
“The Gulf Refining Company instituted this suit in the justice court, precinct No. 1, Dallas county, Tex., on the 15th, day of September, 1917, on an open account. And at the time of the institution of the suit the defendant J. H. Girvin resided in Tom Green county, Tex. The citation issued out of justice court commanded the defendant to appear at the next regular term of court, which was on the 8th day of October. The justice court was in session at the…
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