Illies v. Knight
Texas Supreme Court
— -Writ of Error from Harris County. The defendant in error brought suit against the plaintiff .in error by filing his petition in the district court of Harris county, on the 7th day of February, 1846. The petition represents that the residence of the defendant is in the county of Galveston.
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— -Writ of Error from Harris County. The defendant in error brought suit against the plaintiff .in error by filing his petition in the district court of Harris county, on the 7th day of February, 1846. The petition represents that the residence of the defendant is in the county of Galveston. It alleges that the plaintiff was engaged in business in the county of Harris, as an apothecary and druggist, and that the defendant, “ with force and arms, entered the store of the petitioner there situate, and took, seized and carried away certain goods and chattels ” (particularly described), of' the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheeleb
In support of the jurisdiction of the Harris district court, we are referred, on behalf of the defendant in errror, to the fou/rth exception in the 5th section of the act of 1836, “ establishing the jurisdiction and powers of the district courts.” [1 Stat. 200, sec. 5.] This section provides that “no person shall be sued out of the county in which he may reside, except in the following cases,” one of which, and the one relied on in this case, is “fourth, in a case where the defendant has ■committed some crime or offense for which a prosecution, or civil action in damages, may be commenced.”
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