Republic Acceptance Corp. v. Thompson

HUGHES, Justice.

The note upon which this suit was based, copy of which is attached to plaintiff’s petition, is dated, “Houston, Texas, November 28, 1962,” and is payable “In Austin.”

The Supreme Court in Burtis v. Butler Bros., 148 Tex. 543, 226 S.W.2d 825, answered the following certified question in the affirmative:

“Since Exhibit B shows on its face that it was executed in Texas, are the words ‘All bills payable in Dallas’ sufficient to designate Dallas as a definite place in Dallas County, Texas, and fix the venue of this suit in Dallas County, within the terms of Subdivision 5 of Article…