Community Public Service Company v. Dugger

FANNING, Justice.

A venue case. Appellee, Raymond D. Dugger, in the District Court of Red River County, Texas, sued appellant, Community Public Service Company, a Texas Corporation, to recover damages for destruction of a barn and other buildings and contents thereof by fire allegedly proximately caused by the negligence of appellant’s employees occurring in Red River County, Texas.

Appellant filed its plea of privilege to be sued in Tarrant County, Texas, the county of its residence. Appellee duly controverted the plea seeking to maintain venue in Red River County under Subsections 9a and 23…