Legal Opinion
B & B Developers v. Ego Resources Corp.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 12, 1981No. 6228PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Justice.
This is a venue case involving Exception 23 of our venue statute, article 1995, Vernon’s Tex.Civ.St. Exception 23 provides in pertinent part that a suit against a private corporation may be brought “in the county in which the cause of action or part thereof arose.”
Plaintiff B & B Developers filed this suit in McLennan County against defendant Ego Resources Corporation on an alleged breach of a written contract. According to a copy attached to and incorporated into plaintiff’s petition, the contract sued upon is in the form of a written offer by defendant, and its acceptance by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McKinney v. CroanTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Scottish-American Mortgage Co. v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1903
- Rancho Camille, S.A. v. BeachumCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. v. McCulloughCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Allied Mills, Inc. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970