Schwartz v. Lowe

KEITH, Justice.

Defendants below appeal from an order overruling their pleas of privilege to be sued in Harris and Ector Counties. We shall speak of the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

Plaintiff alleged breach of a contract to purchase land in Galveston County and sought to collect damages allegedly occasioned thereby.

Plaintiff sought to maintain venue in the county of suit under subdivision 23, Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1995 (1964).

At the outset, we note two basic rules which govern our review of interlocutory venue appeals. First, every reasonable intendment must be indulged in…