Davis v. Southland Cotton Oil Co.

This appeal is from an order of the district court of Ellis county overrul-^ ing a plea of privilege. The appellee, South-land Cotton Oil Company, sued the appellant N. G. Davis and his partner, A. A. Howell, who were conducting a ginning business at Jay ton, Kent county, Tex., under the style of Davis & Howell, to recover overpayments by appellee to appellant, by reason of short weights and inferiority in the grade of cotton seed purchased by appellee from Davis & . Howell.

The defendant Davis was alleged to be a resident citizen of Montague county, and tbe defendant Howell was alleged to be…