Beaumont Cotton Oil Mill Co. v. Hester
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Johnson County; O. L. Lockett, Judge. Suit by S. T. Hester against the Beaumont Cotton Oil Mill Company and another. From judgment overruling plea of privilege, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
The disposition of this appeal turns on the question of whether or not the trial court correctly overruled defendants’ pleas of privilege to be sued in the counties of their respective residence. It was alleged in plaintiffs petition that the defendant the Beaumont Cotton Oil Mill Company resided in Jefferson county, and the De Leon Peanut Company resided in Comanche county, while the plaintiff resided in Johnson county, in which county the suit was brought. The defendants are corporations. Plaintiff alleged that defendants employed a' brokerage company to sell peanut hulls from the factory…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Middlebrook & Brother v. David Bradley Manufacturing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1894
- Bruner v. MartinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
- Cuero Cotton Oil & Mfg. Co. v. Feeders' Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Doughty v. FunkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1905
- Houston Rice Milling Co. v. Wilcox & SwinneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
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- Warner v. Gohlman, Lester & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1927
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