Leal v. Ramirez

OPINION

CADENA, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by defendants, Samuel Leal and Milchem, Inc., from an order of the district court of Webb County overruling their pleas of privileges. Leal is a resident of Jim Hogg County and Milchem, Inc., is a corporation which, for venue purposes, is a resident of Harris County. The only question before us is whether such defendants can properly be sued in Webb County under subdivision 9a of our general venue statute. Article 1995, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat. (1964).

Plaintiffs are Eva Martinez Ramirez, who sues in her own right as the surviving widow of Romulo Israel…