Kimbell, Inc. v. Moreno

DODSON, Justice.

This is a venue case. Leon C. Moreno, plaintiff-appellee, filed suit against Kim-bell, Inc., defendant-appellant, in the 140th District Court of Lubbock County, Texas, seeking personal injury damages. Moreno alleged he slipped and fell on a piece of lettuce and an uneven floor in Kimbell’s grocery store. Kimbell filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Tarrant County, Texas. Moreno responded with a controverting plea under subdivision 9a of Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 1995 (1964). After a hearing without a jury, the trial court denied Kim-bell’s plea. Kimbell appeals to this…