Nerio v. Tijerina

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a venue case. Vicente Nerio, Luciana Nerio, John Nerio, and Marciella Flores, plaintiffs filed suit in the District Court of Nueces County, Texas, against Hilario G. Tijerina and Kings Transportation Company, defendants, to recover for alleged damages arising out of an automobile-truck collision. The defendants filed their plea of privilege to be sued in Hidal-go County where they resided. The plaintiffs sought to maintain venue in Nueces County, under the provisions of Subdivision 9a, Article 1995, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. Upon a prior hearing of the defendants’…