Heard & Heard, Inc. v. Kuhnert

NORVELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling a plea of privilege.

The appellant, Heard & Heard, Inc., a corporation having its domicile in Refugio County, Texas, defendant below, filed a statutory plea of privilege which was controverted by appellee, Louise Kuhnert, plaintiff below, who sought to maintain venue in Bee County under exceptions 9 and 23 or Article 1995, Vernon’s Ann.Civ. Stats., which read as follows:

“9. Crime or trespass. — A suit based upon a crime, offense,’ or trespass may be brought in the county where such crime, offense, or trespass was committed, or in the…