Shaw v. Stinson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jones County; Jno. B. Thomas, Judge. Suit' by James P. Stinson against E. B. Sliaw and others, in which defendant Guy R. Holcomb filed a cross-action against bis codefendants. From a -judgment overruling pleas for change of venue, tbe defendant B. B. Shaw appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
This is an appeal from an order overruling a plea of privilege. Tbe material facts are summarized as follows:
On October 14, 1916, Stinson entered into a written contract with appellant, Shaw, whereby the former agreed to convey to tbe latter six tracts of land in Dickens county, Tex. The conveyance was to be executed on or before November 1, 1916. Some objections to tbe title were raised by Shaw’s attorney, which were not corrected by Stinson. On November 4, 1916, Stinson conveyed tbe land to Guy R. Holcomb, of Jones county, reserving a vendor’s lien to secure purchase-money notes, executed…
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