Couch Mortgage Co. v. Mallory

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by defendants, Couch Mortgage Company and Associated Properties, Inc., from an order overruling their pleas of privilege. Plaintiff, B. Robert Mallory, sued defendants in Nueces County on a claim of usury arising out of the execution of two promissory notes. Defendants filed their pleas of privilege to be sued in Harris County, their county of residence. Plaintiff controverted, asserting venue was maintainable in Nueces County by virtue of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1995 (30) and art. 5069-1.06(3). The trial court overruled defendants’ pleas of…