FIRST TITLE CO. OF CORPUS CHRISTI v. COOK

No. 18518.

625 S.W.2d 814 (1981)

FIRST TITLE COMPANY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, INC. & St. Paul Title Ins. Corp., Appellants, v. Walter G. COOK, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied December 31, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jearl Walker, Fort Worth, Hunter, Drake, Stewart, Salzberger & Vineyard and Harry L. Martin, Jr., Dallas, for appellants.

Cantey, Hanger, Gooch, Munn & Collins and Charles L. Stephens, Fort Worth, for appellee.

Before MASSEY, C. J., and SPURLOCK and HOLMAN, JJ.


OPINION

HOLMAN, Justice.

This is a venue case. Appellee alleges violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Tex.Bus. & Comm.Code Ann. § 17.41 et seq. (1977). Alternatively, he alleges breach of contract and seeks treble damages or specific performance.

To maintain venue in Tarrant County, appellee relies upon code § 17.56 (1977) and Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1995 subds. 23 and 29a.

The trial court overruled the pleas of...

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