Nissen Corp. v. Layman

OPINION

WARREN, Justice.

This is a venue case. Appellee, a resident of Harris County, was injured while exercising on parallel bars at a gym on the campus of Southwest Texas State University (S.W.T.S.) in Hays County. The bars were owned by S.W.T.S., and were manufactured by appellant and sold by it to S.W.T.S.

Appellee sued S.W.T.S. and appellant in Harris County. S.W.T.S. filed a plea of privilege, a plea to the jurisdiction, and a plea in abatement. Appellant filed a plea of privilege alleging that Art. 6252-19, § 5 V.A.T.S., Texas Tort Claims Act, made venue mandatory in Hays County because…