City of Dilley v. Black

Appellee, Mrs. Mattie Black, instituted this suit in the county court at law No. 1, of Bexar county, against the city of Dilley, a municipality, seeking to recover upon twenty-four alleged interest coupons of the value of $30 each, aggregating the total sum of $720.

Appellant, city of Dilley, filed its plea of privilege to be sued in Frio county, the county of its domicile. Appellee filed her controverting affidavit setting up venue in Bexar county, under subdivision 5, art. 1995, R.S. 1925, in that the interest-bearing coupons are payable at the Alamo National Bank, San Antonio, Tex.

A hearing…