Lufkin Industries, Inc. v. Mission Chevrolet, Inc.

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a venue case involving bailment of a truck. Plaintiff-Appellee Mission Chevrolet, Inc., the bailor herein, sued Defendant-Appellant Lufkin Industries, Inc., the bailee, in Bexar County alleging negligence on the part of the bailee Lufkin because of the bailee’s failure to return the truck to bailor Mission after certain agreed repairs were supposed to have been made by bailee.

Bailee Lufkin filed a plea of privilege requesting that the case be transferred to the county of its residence, to wit, Angelina County. Subject to the plea of privilege, the bailee alleged…