Frnka v. Beaumert

Appellee sued appellant in Travis county for damages for injuries resulting from a collision of appellant’s auto mobile with appellee’s motorcycle at a street intersection in Austin. Appellant’s plea of privilege was contested upon the ground that section 9 of article 1995, R. S. 1925, authorizes the filing of a suit for trespass in the county where committed. Upon a hearing the plea was overruled, and this appeal is perfected from that order.

Among other acts of negligence, appellee alleged that after seeing him approach the street intersection appellant negligently attempted to cross the…