Stephens v. Hannah Const. Co.

HIGGINS, Justice.

Andrew J. Stephens and wife brought this suit against R. Hannah, doing business as the Hannah Construction Company, Fred Hall, and Dan Hall, individually and as partners, the Great American Indemnity Company, a corporation, and W. A. Thomasson of Hudspeth county, Tex., to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of plaintiffs’ minor son, William N. Stephens. Hannah and the Halls filed pleas of privilege to be sued in McLennan county. The pleas were controverted. The court declined to hear evidence offered by the plaintiffs in support of their controverting affidavit,…