International Shelters, Inc. v. Pinehurst Investment Corp.

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit on a promissory note. The defendant filed its plea of privilege which was duly controverted. The trial court overruled the plea and the defendant appeals.

Phelan Sulphur Company, a Texas corporation, executed its promissory note on July 2, 1969, payable to Post Oak Investment Company or order at Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas. The note was signed “Phelan Sulphur Company by John H. Phelan, III.” Post Oak Investment Company assigned its interest in the note to Pinehurst Investment Corporation, the original plaintiff in this suit. Phelan Sul-phur…