Adami v. Dobie

CADENA, Justice.

Defendants, Grant Adami and Grant Adami, Jr., appeal from an order of the District Court of Webb County overruling their plea of privilege to be sued in Duval County, the county of their residence. We reverse.

The suit was instituted by plaintiff Vivian Mary Gilliland Dobie, for herself and her minor children, to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband, William A. Dobie, Jr. It is undisputed that the deceased was shot to death in Webb County by Kenneth Adami, son of Grant Adami and brother of Grant Adami, Jr. As a result of the shooting, Kenneth Adami was…