Ellis v. Trad

WALTER, Justice.

Ike Trad filed suit against William G. Ellis for a real estate broker’s commission in Dallas County. Ellis filed a plea of privilege which is verified and the jurat shows in part the following:

“that the facts therein set out are true and correct to the best of his knowledge”.

Trad filed a controverting plea alleging that his cause of action was based on a written contract executed by Ellis and that venue was in Dallas County, by virtue of Subdivision 5 of Article 1995, Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Civ.St. The court overruled the plea of privilege and Ellis has appealed. The judgment…