Legal Opinion
General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Fennen
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 25, 1978No. 17090PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Justice.
This is a venue matter.
The plaintiff, Frank H. Fennen, brought this negligence action against the appellant, General Telephone Co. of the Southwest, and five other defendants, seeking a recovery of damages for personal injuries sustained in a crash of an airplane in Fort Bend County, Texas. A plea of privilege was filed by General Telephone Co. of the Southwest to be sued in Tom Green County, the place of its residence. The trial court overruled this plea of privilege and General Telephone Co. of the Southwest brings this appeal from that order.
The plaintiff’s controverting…
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- Farmers Butane Gas Co., Inc. v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Hardy v. McMillarCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Texarkana Telephone Co. v. BurgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
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