Pecos & Northern Texas Railway Co. v. Thompson
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Seventh District, in an appeal from Potter County. Thompson sued the railway company and recovered judgment, which was affirmed on appeal by defendant, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bbowy
A plea to the jurisdiction of the District Court of Boberts County was filed, claiming that the venue was properly in Potter County, was submitted to the jury by the trial court and the issue was decided adversely to the defendant below. The plaintiff in error presented the issue on appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Seventh District, and that court also decided adversely and the same question is now presented to this court. In the trial court it was an issue of fact, but in this court it is an issue of law; that is, this court must take the view of the evidence most favorable to…
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