Jones v. Hollywood Style Shop

FLY, Chief Justice.

This is a suit filed by appellee against appellant,' on a policy of fire insurance given by the appellant on merchandise in Har-lingen, Cameron county. Appellant filed its plea of privilege to be sued in Bexar county, where its principal offices were located. The plea of privilege was contested on the ground that appellant had an agent in Harlingen. The plea of privilege was denied by the district court.

The Lloyd’s plan of insurance is authorized by chapter 19, articles 5013 to 5023, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes of 1925, together with several amendments thereto…