Smith v. Reid

GUILLOT, Justice.

This is a case in which Smith contends that Reid failed to sustain venue in Dallas County under both the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and under subdivision 14 of the general venue statute, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 1995 (Vernon 1964). Because we hold that Reid did meet the requirements of subdivision 14, we affirm.

Reid owned a lot in Dallas County on which he planned to build a house. His deed restrictions required that the foundation be designed by a structural engineer, and so the general contractor engaged Smith, a resident of Tarrant County, to draw the plans.…