Pavlidis v. Bishop & Babcock Sales Co.

The Bishop & Babcock Sales Company sued Paul Pavlidis and Sam Katsidonis, partners conducting the Lyric Café at Houston, Tex., on a series of 20 notes aggregating $475.90, and to foreclose the lien of a chattel mortgage on a soda fountain, given by defendants to secure payment of the notes. Defendants in due form pleaded their privilege to be sued in Harris, the county of their residence. Plaintiff controverted the plea, contending that the notes executed by defendants were payable in Dallas county, and that venue was properly laid under subdivision 5 of article 1995, R. S. 1925. On trial of…