Briley v. Cockrell

Appeal is from a judgment overruling ap? pellants’ pleas of privilege to be sued in Taylor county, the place of their residence. Ap-pellee asserted venue in Lampasas county lender subdivision 5, art. 1995, R. S. 1925, on tfie ground that appellants had/obligated themselves in writing to perform the obligation sued upon in Lampasas county.

Cockrell, a real estate broker, resided at Lampasas. J. P. Smith,. one of the defendants, resided in Callahan county. He owned lands in Brown county, which he had listed orally for sale or exchange exclusively with Cockrell. Cockrell thereupon sublisted same…