Collins v. Ford Motor Credit Company

PARKER, Chief Justice.

The trial court sustained a plea of privilege of Ford Motor Credit Company (hereinafter called “Ford”) to be sued in Dallas County, Texas. B. L. Collins (hereinafter called appellant or “Collins”) sued Ford and Lufkin Motors, Inc., alleging:

That Collins was a resident of Angelina County, Texas; that Lufkin Motors, Inc. and Ford were each corporations, with Ford having an agency in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, and Lufkin Motors, Inc. having its principal office in such city; that Lufkin Motors, Inc. was engaged in the sale and distribution of Mercury automobiles. That…