Peters v. Parker

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a venue case. Plaintiff-Appellant Bobby Peters sued Defendants-Appellees Jerry Parker and Billy R. Cain in Johnson County for damages growing out of, among other things, the alleged conversion by Defendants of Plaintiff’s horse trailer. Defendants Parker and Cain, being residents of Parker County, Texas, filed pleas of privilege to be sued in the county of their residence. Defendant Cain is Sheriff of Parker County. Plaintiff controverted both Defendants’ pleas of privilege under Subdivisions 9 (Crime of Trespass) and 29 (Libel or Slander) of Article 1995,…