Legal Opinion
H.E. Butt Grocery Co. v. Stastny
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 9, 1982No. 2548cvPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NYE, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from an order overruling a plea of privilege. Lillian Stastny brought suit in Wharton County to recover for personal injuries she sustained when she tripped and fell on the sidewalk in front of an H.E.B. Grocery Company store located in Wharton County. H.E.B. filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Nueces County, its domicile. Stastny filed a controverting plea alleging that the suit was lawfully maintainable in Wharton County under the “negligence exception” of the Texas venue statute, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1995, subd. 9a (Vernon Supp.1981).…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Compton v. ElliottTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Seideneck v. Cal Bayreuther AssociatesTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Rosas v. Buddies Food StoreTexas Supreme Court · 1975
- Cowden v. CowdenTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Goodrich v. Superior Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by2 opinions
- H.E.B. Food Stores, Inc. v. Flores, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983
- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. v. NewellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983