Brashears v. Strawn Nat. Bank
| Citation | 57 S.W.2d 177 |
| Decision Date | 02 December 1932 |
| Docket Number | No. 1028.,1028. |
| Parties | BRASHEARS v. STRAWN NAT. BANK. |
| Court | Court of Appeals of Texas |
Appeal from District Court, Palo Pinto County; Sam M. Russell, Judge.
Suit by the Strawn National Bank against Wes Marchbanks and wife, and Houston Brashears. From a judgment overruling defendants' plea of privilege, Houston Brashears appeals.
Reversed and rendered.
L. R. Pearson and W. S. Adamson, both of Ranger, for appellant.
Ritchie & Ritchie, of Mineral Wells, for appellee.
The suit is by Strawn National Bank against Wes Marchbanks and wife and Houston Brashears. All defendants reside in Eastland county. Recovery was sought against Wes Marchbanks and Houston Brashears upon a note signed "Wes Marchbanks," for the principal sum of $1,800, and for a foreclosure against all defendants of a chattel mortgage lien upon certain cattle. The petition was filed February 19, 1931. On the same day Houston Brashears was duly served with citation commanding him to appear on March 2, 1931. On the last-named date he filed a plea of privilege. The term of court, if not sooner adjourned, necessarily ended April 18, 1931. The only service of citation on Marchbanks and wife commanded their appearance on the 1st day of the next term, which was June 22, 1931. On April 16, 1931, plaintiff, in reply to the plea of privilege, filed an unsworn controverting plea. Before the expiration of the March term, the case was continued; the order reciting that it was without prejudice to the plea of privilege. On July 22, 1931, a properly verified amended controverting plea was filed, and on the same day the case was again continued without prejudice to the plea of privilege. On November 6, 1931, Houston Brashears filed a motion to transfer the cause to Eastland county in accordance with his plea of privilege. The motion was overruled, as was also the plea of privilege. From the latter action, this appeal is prosecuted.
Venue was sought to be held in Palo Pinto county on the ground that Houston Brashears and Wes Marchbanks were partners doing business under the name of "Wes Marchbanks," and that the note sued on was the note of the copartners, whereby they had contracted to make payment of the note in Palo Pinto county. It is insisted that the evidence failed to show the existence of the partnership. We do not deem it necessary to pass upon this question, as independently thereof, we think the case should have been transferred to Eastland county. The plea of privilege in legal form was filed on appearance day, March 2, 1931. It was necessary that it be filed on that day (or the next day), in order to prevent a possible interlocutory judgment by default. In order to join an issue on the question of privilege, it was necessary that a sworn plea controverting the plea of privilege be filed within five days after the appearance day, March 2, 1931. R. S. 1925, art. 2007; Sibley v. Continental Supply Co., 116 Tex. 402, 292 S. W. 155; Dallas Joint-Stock Land Bank v. Webb (Tex. Civ. App.) 48 S.W.(2d) 434; Barnum v. Lancaster Hardware Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 40 S.W.(2d) 1103; Clark v. Shamrock Compress, etc., Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 31 S.W.(2d) 867; City of Dallas v. Springer (Tex. Civ. App.) 8 S.W.(2d) 772; McKittrick v. McDaniel (Tex. Civ. App.) 300 S. W. 97; Galbraith v. Bishop (Tex. Com. App.) 287 S. W. 1087.
Even if the failure of the plaintiff to file its controverting plea within five days after appearance day did not foreclose the venue question, as we think it did, it was at all events necessary that the controverting plea have been filed at a time such as to permit the issue thereby joined to be determined at the same term of the court, unless, as provided by rule 24 of district and county courts, it be passed by agreement of the parties, with the consent of the court. Bundrant...
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