Stockton v. Buckley

POPE, Justice.

W. A. Stockton and Arturo Lozano, plaintiffs below, appeal from an order which sustained J. W. C. Buckley’s plea of privilege to be sued in Harris County, Texas. Plaintiffs sued to cancel a contract by which they guaranteed that Rene Lozano would pay Buckley $7,500. Plaintiffs claimed that the contract was executed by reason of fraud practiced upon them by Buckley, the seller, and Rene Lozano, the buyer.

Plaintiffs filed suit in Brooks County against Rene Lozano, a resident of Brooks County, and Buckley, a resident of Harris County. Under Art. 1995, § 4, to hold venue in Brooks…