Cafeterias, Inc. v. System-Master, Inc.

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Cafeterias, Inc., plaintiff below, from an order sustaining the plea of privilege of System-Master, Inc., appellee, a defendant in the trial court.

We affirm.

Jerry Williams installed a fire extinguishing system manufactured by appellee in appellant’s Luby’s Cafeteria in Austin. Three weeks later, when a fire occurred in the kitchen of the cafeteria, the fire extinguishing system failed to function and considerable property damage resulted. Suit was brought in Travis County and appellee (defendant) filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Dallas…