Hopkins v. First National Bank at Brownsville

This is a venue case. The court of civil appeals affirmed the trial court order overruling Hopkins’ plea of privilege on the ground that venue was sustainable in the county of suit under Article 1995 subdivision 5(a). 1 546 S.W.2d 84. We refuse the application for writ of error, no reversible error.

We shall briefly recite the facts in order to bring into focus the question presented. A more complete statement of the facts may be found in the opinion of the court of civil appeals.

Alleging that a note held by it was past due and had not been paid, the First National Bank at Brownsville sued the…