Cravens v. Watson

NORVELL, Justice.

The court below overruled the plea of privilege of appellant, E. E. Cravens, to be sued in Bexar County, where he resided, upon the theory that venue could be maintained in Nueces County under exception No. 9a of Article 1995, Vernon’s Ann.Tex. Civ. Stats. It was shown that appellee, Watson’s car was involved in a collision with another automobile in Nueces County, hut it was not shown that Cravens or anyone under his control was driving this “other car” at the time of the collision.

Exception 9a expressly provides that:

“The venue facts necessary for plaintiff to establish by…