Broyles v. City of Leonard

BARROW, Justice,

This is a venue case. The action was instituted in 1955 by M. Broyles in Hunt County, Texas, against the City of Leon ard, a municipal corporation, M. T. Lucas, Clymer Crabb and Clyde Ready, for dam-, ages to plaintiff’s land, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants. Each of the defendants duly filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Fan-nin County, the county of the residence of each. Plaintiff duly filed his controverting affidavit, claiming that venue lay in Hunt County under the provisions of Subdivision 14, Article 1995, Revised Civil Statutes of…