First State Bank of Corpus Christi v. Von Boeckmann-Jones Co.

HUGHES, Justice.

This is a venue case in which appellee, Von Boeckmann-Jones Company, seeks to sustain venue in Travis County of its suit against appellant corporation, the First State Bank of Corpus Christi, under subdivisions 7 and 23 of Art. 1995, Vernon’s Ann. Civ.St.

Subdivision 7 provides, in part, that in all cases of fraud, suit may be brought in the county where the fraud was committed, and subdivision 23 provides, in part, that suits against a private corporation may be brought in the county in which the cause of action or part thereof arose.

The cause of action asserted by appellee is…