Mann v. Fitzhugh-Straus Medina Ranch

OPINION

CANTU, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court denying a plea of privilege.

Appellee, the plaintiff below, brought suit in Menard County, Texas, against the appellant, the defendant below, seeking damages for a breach of an alleged written contract executed and performable in Me-nard County and in the alternative for alleged fraudulent misrepresentations that appellant would purchase cattle from appel-lee. Appellant filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Harris County, the county of his residence.

The appellee filed its controverting plea alleging that the action was…