Monroe v. Mercer

WERLEIN, Justice.

This suit was brought by L. A. Jamison Monroe, a resident of Harris County, Texas, against Thomas G. Mercer, a resident of Tarrant County, Texas, and T. E. Mercer Trucking Company, a Texas corporation with its principal office in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. Appellees filed their respective pleas of privilege praying that the cause of action be transferred to Tarrant County. Appellant filed his controverting affidavit and alleged that appellant’s action was based primarily on fraud committed in Harris County, Texas, and that venue was in Harris County under Section 7,…