Legal Opinion
Burris v. Wilson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 26, 1962No. 7198PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Justice.
This is an exception 9a venue case. The exception provides:
“A suit based upon negligence per se, negligence at common law or any form of negligence, active or passive, may be brought in the county where the act or omission of negligence occurred or in the county where the defendant has his domicile. The venue facts necessary for plaintiff to establish by the preponderance of the evidence to sustain venue in a county other than the county of defendant’s residence are:
“1. That an act or omission of negligence occurred in the county where suit was filed.
“2. That such act or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Banks v. CollinsTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Process Engineering Co. of Fort Worth v. RossonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Stroud v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Mosesman v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Petrey v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
3Cited by7 opinions
- Bryant v. KimmonsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Spoon v. PenixTexas Supreme Court · 1967
- Matrix Computing, Inc. v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Renfroe v. RamseyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Walton Neon Co. v. Travel-Tex Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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