Legal Opinion

Mitchell & Mitchell Properties, Inc. v. Blakley

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 20, 1972No. 17346Published

1Opinion of the Court

*197OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

In this venue case the question is of the propriety of the trial court’s ruling sustaining venue in Tarrant County under the provisions of Vernon’s Ann.Tex.St. Art. 1995, “Venue”, Sec. 14, “Lands”. Thereunder it is provided that venue exists in the county in which the land, or a part thereof, may lie when the objective of the suit is (a) to remove incumbrance, make recovery thereof, quiet title, etc., or (b) to recover because of damages done thereto.

It is important to distinguish between the objectives, (a) and (b), as indicated in the foregoing paragraph.

The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cowden v. CowdenTexas Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Morris Plan Bank of Fort Worth v. OgdenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  3. Martin v. PowellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  4. O'Rear v. SimerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926

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