First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago v. Bates

BOND, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling a plea of privilege. The suit is based upon a written contract, alleged to have been executed by the defendant in Gray-son County, Texas, and performable in that county. The defendant is a corporation and has an agent in Grayson County, with whom the plaintiff negotiated and consummated the written contract with the defendant corporation.

In due time the defendant filed a plea of privilege to transfer the suit to the District Court of Dallas County, Texas, alleging that Dallas County had exclusive venue thereof; and the plaintiff…