Carter v. Clark

LONG, Justice.

Raymond Clark ' instituted this suit against Barney Carter in the District- Court of Palo Pinto County: Carter filed his plea of privilege to be sued in Smith County, the county of his residence.' Clark controverted said plea and sought to hold-venue in Palo Pinto County under Subdivision 13 of Art. 1995, Vernon’s Annotated Revised Civil Statutes. The trial court overruled the plea of privilege. Carter has appealed.

Subdivision 13 of Art. 1995 provides, in part, that suits for the partition of land or other property may be brought in the county where such land or other property…