Legal Opinion
Watts v. Holley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 22, 1981No. 13353PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
This appeal is taken from an order of the 261st Judicial District Court of Travis County which sustained the plea of privilege of Jerry D. Holley, appellee.
Appellant Edwin A. Watts sued Holley in Travis County alleging an action for breach of contract and statutory actions for usury, arising out of an ostensible sale and leaseback of improved real property and equipment, which Watts claimed was a loan transaction. Holley filed his plea of privilege to be sued in McLennan County, the county of his residence. Watts’ controverting affidavit asserted that special venue existed in…
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- Sudduth v. Commonwealth County Mutual Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1970
- Pansy Oil Co. v. Federal Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1936
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- State v. TannerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1998