Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Hague
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 21, 1968No. 16937PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MASSEY, Chief Justice.
Venue case. Appeal is from an order overruling defendants’ pleas of privilege.
The exception to the general statute, Vernon’s Ann.Tex.St. Art. 1995, “Venue”, under which plaintiffs sought to retain venue in Wichita County was V.A.T.S. Art. 5073, “Action on usurious rate (of interest)”, which reads: “Within two years after the time that a greater rate of interest than ten per cent shall have been received or collected upon any ' contract, the person paying the same or his legal representative may by an action of debt recover double the amount of such interest from…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Universal Credit Co. v. DunklinTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Gibson v. HicksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Stewart v. BriggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Pickrell v. Alpha Pipe & Steel, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Curnutte v. HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
3Cited by4 opinions
- Kaplan v. Tiffany Development Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Donald v. Agricultural Livestock Finance Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- National Mortgage Corp. of America v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Marvin Kaplan v. Tiffany Development Corp. and Leonard W. Garner Individually and as Sole Shareholder and Director of Tiffany Development Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001