Key v. Davis

ELLIS, Chief Justice.

In this venue case, Dr. Olan Key, one of three defendants in a medical malpractice case, has appealed from an order overruling his plea of privilege to be sued in Howard County, the county of his residence. The suit was filed in Lubbock County. Doctor Key’s plea was controverted by the plaintiffs, John and Alice Davis, and subsequently overruled by the trial court. On appeal, the defendant challenged the applicability of subdivisions 3, 4, 9a or 29a of the venue statute to the facts of this ease. We reverse the order overruling Key’s plea of privilege and render judgment…