Cities Service Oil Co. v. Brown

Mr. Judge LEDDY

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.

The Court of Civil Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District certifies, for the determination of the Supreme Court, the question as to whether the County Court of Tarrant County erred in sustaining appellee’s plea of privilege to be sued in Dallas, the county of his residence.

Appellant’s cause of action was based upon an instrument in writing, wherein appellee obligated himself to pay the amount sued for at the principal office of the company, which was shown by extraneous evidence to be located at Fort Worth,…