White Stores, Inc. v. Carmouche

WALLACE, Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s order overruling appellant’s plea of privilege.

Appellant is a private corporation whose home office is in Wichita County, Texas. Appellee is a resident of Harris County, Texas. In her controverting affidavit to appellant’s plea of privilege, appellee alleged that venue was proper in Harris County under Article 1995 §§ 9a, 23, V.A. T.S.

Appellee testified at the plea of privilege hearing that while shopping in appellant’s store in Houston, Harris County, Texas, she sat in a patio swing which was on display adjacent to an aisle and…