Hume v. Devenport

The record discloses that J. W. Devenport as plaintiff sued H. E. Hume as defendant, in justice court in precinct No. 1, in Parmer county, Tex., to recover damages to plaintiff’s car in the sum of $167.45, charged to have been occasioned by the defendant negligently causing his car to collide with the car of plaintiff on the highway in said precinct and county.

The defendant in due time filed his plea of privilege in said justice court, stating:

“This defendant, the party claiming such privilege, was not at the institution of such suit, nor at the time of the service of process thereon, nor at…