Rice, Stix & Co. v. Peteet
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Camp. Tried below before the Hon. Geo. T. Vaughan. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Willie, Chief Justice.
Rice, Stix & Co., residents of Missouri, were sued by J. D. Peteet, before a justice of the peace in Camp county, where Peteet resided, upon an account for services rendered as an attorney at law. They appeared and made a motion to dismiss the suit, because the court had no jurisdiction of their persons, and they hadno property within the state of Texas. The justice overruled their objections and gave a judgment against them, from which they appealed to the district coiu’t. The objection to the jurisdiction was renewed in that court, and again decided in favor of the…
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