H. E. Butt Grocery Co. v. Bruner

530 S.W.2d 340 (1975)

H. E. BUTT GROCERY COMPANY, Appellant,

v.

Aline BRUNER, Appellee.

No. 5487.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

November 20, 1975.

Rehearing Denied December 11, 1975.

Naman, Howell, Smith & Chase, Louis S. Muldrow, Waco, for appellant.

Sleeper, Williams, Johnston, Helm & Estes, Minor L. Helm, Jr., Waco, for appellee.

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a venue case. The Plaintiff slipped upon a green onion stalk and fell in the Defendant's store. She brought this suit in McLennan County, where the store is located, for her damages. The Defendant's controverted plea of privilege to be…