Legal Opinion

Aetna Insurance Company v. Spradley

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 29, 1969No. 6052PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*942OPINION

WARD, Justice.

This is a plea of privilege appeal from the District Court of Brewster County. Richard N. Spradley filed suit on an award of the Industrial Accident Board seeking the full amount of the award, 12 per cent penalty, and attorneys’ fees. Aet-na filed its plea of privilege to the effect that venue lay only in Duval County, the plea being overruled by the trial court. Aetna has taken this appeal from that interlocutory order.

For the purposes of considering the plea of privilege only, the facts were stipulated and were found by the trial court in its order overruling the plea…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mingus, Receiver v. WadleyTexas Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. HarringtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  3. Maryland Casualty Co. v. LewisTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Travelers Insurance Company v. HillTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Preston v. Traders & General Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1959

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wilborn v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977

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