People's State Bank of Ranger v. National Bank of Commerce of Houston

This is an appeal from the order of the district court of Llano county, Tex., sustaining the plea of privilege of the National Bank of Commerce of Houston, Tex., and from the judgment transferring the cause of action asserted against it to Harris county, Tex., the county of its residence. For convenience, the two banks will hereinafter be designated Ranger Bank and Houston Bank.

The Ranger Bank controverted the plea of privilege and asserted venue under that portion of article 1830, subd. 4, of our statute, which reads:

“Where there are two or more defendants residing in different counties, in…