Smith v. Crockett Production Credit Ass'n

BELL, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment overruling appellants’ pleas of privilege.

Appellee filed suit against Clyde S. Smith, as maker of several promissory notes, to recover the balance due on those notes, and to foreclose its chattel mortgage lien on various items of personal property. It joined Carol Warnki, C. D. Sheffield and Carel Rasberry as defendants because they had allegedly purchased certain items of personal property covered by the chattel mortgage and judgment of foreclosure was sought against each of them. None of the defendants resided in Houston County.

Each…