Community Inns Franchise, Inc. v. Plummer

FANNING, Justice.

This is a venue case. Plaintiffs-appellees, residents of Brazoria County, brought a declaratory judgment suit in Jefferson County against defendant-appellant, a Texas corporation, a resident of Tarrant County.

Plaintiffs’ pleadings pertinent to venue were in, essence to the effect that they negotiated with defendant’s agent in connection with a franchise agreement, but that plaintiffs never entered into any such agreement, that defendant is claiming that there is a franchise agreement with the further claim by defendant that plaintiffs owe $7,500.00 to defendant as a franchise…