Hurley v. Reynolds

FUNDERBURK, Justice.

Burton Reynolds and wife, Katherine Reynolds, brought this suit against O. S. Hurley and Chet Roemer, seeking to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by plaintiffs as the result of a collision between plaintiffs’ automobile, in which they were riding, and a truck owned by defendant Hurley and driven by his employee, Chet Roemer. Each defendant duly filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Dallas County, the alleged county of his residence. Plaintiffs thereupon filed their controverting plea to said pleas of privilege. The controverting plea set forth all the…