Southland Supply Company v. Gebhart

FANNING, Justice.

A venue case tried to the court without a jury. Involved is the application of Subd. 9a of Art. 1995, V.A.T.S., to an accident which resulted after Bart Hawkins, an employee acting within the scope of his employment with Southland Supply Company, stopped the truck of his employer in the westbound lane of East Main Street in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, and the car driven by Patsy Ann Gebhart struck the rear of the stopped truck, causing personal injuries to Miss Gebhart. The trial court, after hearing the evidence adduced, overruled appellants’ plea of privilege to be sued…