Beall Brothers, Inc. v. Benton

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling a plea of privilege of appellant-defendant, Beall Brothers, Inc., to be sued in Cherokee County, Texas. Appellee-plaintiff invoked Sec. 9a of Article 1995, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. Appellant has duly and timely perfected this appeal.

Appellee, Margie M. Benton, sued appellant for personal injuries allegedly sustained when the appellee fell down the stairs in appellant’s store located in Palestine, Texas, on or about May 23, 1970. Appellee relied upon the following grounds of negligence:(1) that Defendant failed to provide safe…