Thomas v. Oil Belt Supply Company

COLLINGS, Justice.

Oil Belt Supply Company and others brought suit in the District Court of Coleman County against Jim Thomas to recover the sum of $6,339.98, which plaintiffs alleged defendant was obligated to pay by virtue of a letter written by Thomas to the First Coleman National Bank, Coleman, Texas. Thomas filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Dallas County, the place of his residence. Plaintiffs filed a controverting plea claiming venue in Coleman County under the provisions of Subdivision 5, Article 1995, Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Civ.St.; that Thomas contracted and obligated himself in his…