Chambers v. Shook
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error to District Court, Mitchell County;. Jas. L. Shepherd, Judge. Action by B. F. Chambers against W. R. Shook. From a judgment sustaining a plea to the jurisdiction, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.
Dr. B. F. Chambers sued Dr. W. R. Shook for the breach of a partnership agreement, alleging damages in an amount exceeding $500. The defendant answered, by way of abatement, that the cause of action was exclusively cognizable before-some county court, and that the plaintiff had alleged the amount in controversy to be more than $500, for the purpose of giving the district court jurisdiction. The trial court heard this plea and sustained it, reciting that evidence was introduced thereon. All of plaintiff in error’s assignments call in question the correctness of this ruling.
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