Cecil v. Fox
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Navarro County; H. B. Daviss, Judge. Action by Alexander Pox against C. W. Cecil and another. Prom ruling overruling plea of privilege of defendant named to be ’sued in the county of his residence, defendant named appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.
This suit was brought by appellee POx against C. W. Cecil and Cecil & Co., the latter a corporation, both alleged to be residents of Johnson county, Tex., to recover a forfeiture of $1,000 for the’ breach of a contract. O. W. Cecil filed a plea of .privilege to be sued in the county of his residence, which plea on a hearing was overruled, and from which ruling this appeal is taken.
Appellant’s plea of privilege recites, among other things:
“Pirst. That this defendant is now, and was at the time of the institution of this suit and service of citation, a resident of Johnson county, Tex., and that…
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