Legal Opinion
McCarroll v. Edwards
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 7, 1929No. 3753PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
(after stating the case as above). By the terms of the statute (article 1995, Rev. St. 1925), with certain specified exceptions, an inhabitant of this state cannot be sued out of the county in which he resides. One of the exceptions (the fourth) is stated as follows: “If two or more defendants reside in different counties, suit may be brought in any county where one of the defendants resides.” The exception set out seems to be qualified by the provision in Act June 7,1927 (General and Special Laws Fortieth Legislature, page 197, c. 72, § 2), requiring defendants who are nonresidents of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fairbanks Steam Shovel Company v. Wills, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Federal Contracting CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Fairbanks Steam Shovel Co. v. WillsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1914
- Wilson v. Reeves County Water Improvement Dist. No. 1Court of Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Tandrup v. SampsellIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Citizens' Nat. Bank of Waco v. Del Rio Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1928
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Johnson v. First Nat. Bank of BrenhamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Williams v. RearickCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- Duvall v. BoyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
- Gulf Refining Co. v. LipscombCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Sproles v. ScheppsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
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