McFarlin v. Taylor

NORTHCUTT, Justice.

This is a venue case. Plaintiff below, ap-pellee here, Delta Christiansen Taylor, of Lubbock County sued Joe Wayne McFarlin of Hale County in the District Court of Lubbock County for damages due to the death of her husband resulting from an accident occurring on October 30, 1965, in the town of New Deal, Lubbock County, Texas. Plaintiff alleged that defendant, Joe Wayne McFarlin, while driving his car in a southerly direction on U. S. 87 negligently struck and killed the plaintiff’s husband. Defendant filed in due form his plea of privilege to be sued in Hale County, his…