Reese v. Phillips

PRICE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court of Midland County sustaining a plea of privilege and ordering the venue changed from Midland County to Cherokee County. The trial was before the court without a jury.

J. C. Reese, as plaintiff, sued Wallace A. Phillips, defendant, a resident of Cherokee County, seeking to rescind the purchase .of a royalty interest in an oil lease on land in Midland County, Texas, and in the alternative, for damages. Plaintiff relies on fraudulent representations and fraudulent promises made by defendant’s duly constituted agent to…