Durrett v. Arctic Air, Inc.

WOODRUFF, Justice.

Appellee, Arctic Air, Inc., a corporation, on October 21, 1957, filed suit in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, against J. W. Durrett d/b/a Tyler Service Parts Company, a resident of Smith County, Texas. Appellee sought a recovery of the sum of $500, the amount of a check given by its employee to appellant and also $3,000 alleged to be the reasonable value of ten air conditioners which appellee alleged appellant procured by making certain false and fraudulent representations to appellee’s employee.

On November 15, 1957, appellant seasonably filed a plea of privilege…