McCormick v. Vernon Butler Chevrolet Co.

FANNING, Justice.

This is a venue case. Appellee motor company sued R. S. Crawford and George McCormick, d/b/a McCormick Insurance Agency in the District Court of Panola County, Texas, on an account for repairs made by appellee on the automobile of Crawford, and appellee sought a joint and several monetary judgment against Crawford and McCormick and also sought a foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien against the automobile in the possession of Crawford. McCormick filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Dallas County, Texas, the county of his residence. Plaintiff-appellee filed his controverting…