Means v. Marshall

BOND, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling appellant’s plea of privilege timely filed to be sued in the county of his residence ; the venue issue involving the application of Subdv. 4, Art. 1995, R.C.S.

Appellee instituted this suit in Dallas County against Brown & Ross, Inc., resi*606dent of said county, and seven other nonresident defendants, one of whom was appellant J. C. Means, Jr., residing in Jefferson County. To maintain the suit against the nonresident defendants, under the applicable venue statute, plaintiff alleged in his petition, brought forward in his…