High v. Karell

BOYD, Justice.

This is a venue case. Dorothea Florence Karell and husband, George N. Karell, sued Lone Star Gas Company and Mark High, doing business as Wichita Construction Company, for damages. High filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Montague County, the county of his residence. The plea was overruled and High appeals.

In their controverting affidavit to the plea of privilege appellees alleged that theirs was a suit for damages to land, which land was situated in Tarrant County; that appellant was guilty of trespass on appel-lees’ land and thereby damaged same; and that appellant caused…