Cleveland v. Spencer
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; R. B. Minor, Judge. Suit by C. D., Cleveland against A. D. Spencer, in which a plea of privilege was filed. The plea was allowed, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
Appellant instituted this suit against appellee, alleging that appellee was a resident of El Paso county, Tex., and owed him $2,500 commission on an oil-drilling promotion. There is no pretense that the debt was evidenced by any instrument in writing which made it payable in Bexar comity. The allegations show that appellee lives in El Paso county, and the oil land is situated in Orange county, Tex. It is plain that the petition on its face shows that the venue is not in Bexar county. Appellee filed the statutory plea of privilege, and the plea was sustained, and the cause transferred to El…
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