FITTING SUPPLY CO., INC. v. Bell County Solar Control Corp.

This is an appeal of a trial court judgment sustaining a plea of privilege. This Court’s jurisdiction is based on a conflict between the opinion of the court of civil appeals and the opinion in Hugh Robinson Farm Machinery Inc., et al. v. Henry Wied, 593 S.W.2d 731 (Tex.Civ.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1979, no writ).

The plaintiff, Bell County Solar Central Corp., filed a usury suit under Art. 5069-1.-03 Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. (Vernon 1980) in Bell County, where plaintiff resides. The defendant, Fitting Supply, Inc., filed a plea of privilege to be sued in McLennan County. The plaintiff’s…