Legal Opinion

Yetter v. Baker

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 1, 1976No. 6561PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This is a venue case. The trial Court denied the pleas of privilege filed by the makers of a promissory note to be sued in the county of their residence. We affirm.

The Appellee filed a controverting plea asserting venue in Reeves County under Subdivision 5 of Article 1995, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann., based upon the following provision in .the note:

“For value received, I, We, or either of us, as principals, promise to pay to the order of ARTIE BAKER GUARDIANSHIP in the City of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, the sum of Sixty Five Thousand And No/100_Dollars ($65,-000.00), * *

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Saigh v. Monteith, C.J.Texas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Thompson v. Republic Acceptance Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Pitt Grill, Inc. v. AlbertCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
  4. Heid Bros., Inc. v. SmileyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  5. Cranbrook Corporation v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gonzalez v. Nielson, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1989

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