Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Austin National Bank
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 28, 1977No. 1182PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YOUNG, Justice.
In this venue case, Juvenal G. Rivera and wife, San Juana Rivera, sued Austin National Bank and Robert G. Mathews, d/b/a Mathews Recovery Bureau, for money damages arising out of an alleged conversion of the plaintiffs’ mobile home. Suit was filed in Cameron County, Texas. The bank then filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Travis County, Texas, where it is located. The Riveras controverted the plea of privilege and maintained that venue was proper in Cameron County under Subdivisions 4, 9 and 29a of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1995 and under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mercantile Nat. Bank at Dallas v. LangdeauSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Michigan National Bank v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- South Padre Development Co. v. Texas Commerce Bank National Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- First National Bank of Midland v. Stoutco, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Richter v. Plains National Bank of LubbockCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Stephenson v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- University National Bank v. MacFarlandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- BAILEY EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, INC. v. Moore, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1982
- First National Bank of Marshall v. Kilgore First National BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981