Canion v. County of Jackson

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

This is a venue case. The County of Jackson, George Fred Rhodes and Milton A. Seale filed suit in the district court in Jackson County, Texas, against J. R. Can-ion, Sr. and J. R. Canion, Jr., doing business as Austin Paving Company, a partnership. The action was brought pursuant to the Texas Declaratory Judgments Act, Art. 2524-1, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., seeking a declaration of the plaintiffs’ rights and enforcement thereof under and by authority of a certain arbitration award. Defendants filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Travis County, Texas, the county of their…