Burton v. Rogers

SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a venue case.

The Texas Optometry Board was created under the provisions of Art. 4552, Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat. Vernon’s Ann.,1 the Texas Optometry Act. The Board is composed of six members, all of whom are required to be licensed optometrists. One of these Board members is Dr. N. Jay Rogers, a resident of Jefferson County, the sole plaintiff in this case. The other five members of the Board, the parties named as defendants in this case, are Dr. Jack Burton of Cleburne, Dr. Jacob M. Cohen of Houston, Dr. John B. Bowen of Sweetwater, Dr. Nelson F. Waldman of Houston,…