Case Name: McGEE et al. v. McCAULEY
Court: Texas Courts of Civil Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1931-03-25
Citations: 37 S.W.2d 258
Docket Number: No. 8575
Parties: McGEE et al. v. McCAULEY.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 37
Pages: 258–259

Head Matter:
McGEE et al. v. McCAULEY.
No. 8575.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. San Antonio.
March 25, 1931.
W. W. Whitaker, of San Antonio, for appellants.
W. P. Mahaffey, of San Antonio, for appel-lee.

Opinion:
FLY, C. J.
This suit was instituted by appellee against John W. McGee and the Matador Oil Corporation, to recover $9,850.70, a balance on a promissory note for $18,000 executed by McGee, payable to appellee, and secured by a lien on oil and gas leases on land in Bexar and Atascosa counties. Foreclosure of the lien was sought. Pleas of privilege to be sued in Potter county, Tex., were filed by each of the defendants, appellants herein, which were overruled by the court. This appeal is from the order denying the pleas of privilege.
The court recited in his judgment that the plea of privilege was overruled because the note was made payable in San Antonio, where the suit was instituted. The petition was amended by leave of the court so as to show that the note was payable in San Antonio, and the action of the court in granting leave to amend is assailed as error. It was proper to amend the petition, but if the peti tion had not been amended appellee bad tbe right to introduce- tbe note in evidence in answer to tbe plea of privilege.
In bis plea controverting tbe plea of privilege appellee stated that tbe note was payable in tbe city of San Antonio, Bexar county, and tbe note was attached to and made a part of tbe controverting affidavit. Tbe evidence was ample to sustain tbe judgment of tbe court.
Tbe judgment is affirmed