Mercantile Securities Co. v. Taylor

DUNKLIN, Justice.

This appeal is from an order of the district court overruling a plea of privilege urged by the Mercantile Securities Corporation and Garrett & Co., two of three defendants in the trial court, the other of whom was the Southwest Investment Company.

In his petition, James T. Taylor, plaintiff, alleged that all of the defendants were duly incorporated under the laws of the state of Texas, and that the Mercantile Securities Corporation had its office and principal place of business in the city of Dallas, Dallas county; that Garrett & Co. had an office and place of business in…