Martin v. Commercial National Bank of Brady

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

The question before us is whether a suit upon a renewal note of a previous loan made for the purpose of purchasing goats comes within the purview of Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 1995(5)(b) (Supp.1980).

Appellee, the Commercial National Bank of Brady (hereinafter called “the bank”), sued appellant, J. D. Martin, III, in the district court of McCulloch County on a promissory note. Martin filed his plea of privilege to be sued in Jefferson County, the county of his residence, asserting that this action was controlled by Art. 1995(5)(b). The bank filed its controverting…