Prothro v. Smith

BOND, Justice.

On the original submission of this ease, we expressed an opinion that appeals to this court do not lie, in the absence of legislative grant, from interlocutory orders of a lower court on pleas to the venue which involve only the subject-matter of the suit, and that pleas of privilege brought under article 2007, R. S., are personal, invoking only the issue of venue originating from the residence of the pleader. Prothro et al. v. Smith et al„ 57 S.W.(2d) 921. We based our conclusion on the clear reading of the statutes (Rev. St. Art. 1995, as amended [Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. Art.…