Crawford v. Saunders Bro.

FLY, Associate Justice.

— On the 27th day of July, 1893, appellees filed a suit on account against appellant in the Justice Court of precinct number 1, Frio County. Appellant filed a plea of personal privilege to be sued in precinct number 4, where he resided. This plea was answered by an affidavit by appellees, setting up the fact that the justice of the peace of precinct number 4 had left the State on July 7, 1893, and was at that time still absent, and that the justice of the peace of precinct number 1 was the nearest to precinct 4. Appellees, on September 14,1893, filed a motion that…