Daugherty Grain Co. v. S. T. Oates Grain Co.

SPEER, Justice.

This is a venue suit, raised by the plea of privilege filed by defendant. Plaintiff S. T. Oates, doing business as S. T. Oates Grain Company, a resident of Tarrant County, sued William Daugherty, Jr., doing business as Daugherty Grain Company, a resident of San Patricio County, Texas, to recover certain sums of money alleged to be due plaintiff by defendant, growing out of dealings between the parties.

The substance of the material parts of plaintiff’s allegations is that at given times he entered into written contracts with defendant whereby he purchased from defendant several…