Baldwin v. Richardson

COETFER, Chief Justice.

Appellant instituted this suit for damages against the appellee in the County Court of Jones County. Appellee, among other things, filed his plea of privilege to be sued in Shackelford County, Texas, the place of his residence. This plea was sustained, and a judgment of dismissal entered, from which this appeal has been prosecuted.

In appellant’s amended petition, on file at the time of the ruling complained of, and which, under the rules, superseded the original petition, it was alleged, in substance, that in July, 1902, the plaintiff made an agreement with the…