Ohio Oil Co. v. Varner

LOONEY, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment overruling appellant’s plea of privilege to be sued in Harris County. The suit was filed by Fred C. Varner, appellee, who, previously,, had served appellant at Sherman, Grayson County, as distributor of petroleum products, operating under a written contract, on a commission basis.

Appellee contested the plea of privilege, contending that the court had venue of the cause under Subds. 5 and 23 of Art. 1995, R.C.S., Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., alleging “That heretofore, to-wit, on or about the 1st day of March, 1936, plaintiff and defendant entered into a…