Gleason v. Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co.

HALE, Justice.

Appellant sued appellee, a private corporation, in the District Court of Jim Wells County for damages on account of the alleged breach of a contract involving the purchase, and sale of a pump. Appel-lee answered with a plea of privilege, -asserting the right -to be sued in Harris County. Appellant duly -controverted the plea upon the grounds set forth in Subdvs. 5 and 23 of Art. 1995, Vernon’s Tex.Civ. Stats. A hearing upon -the issues thus joined by the pleadings was had before the -court below without -a jury and resulted in judgment sustaining the -plea of privilege.

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