Cogdell v. Martin

SPEER, Justice.

Appellants Earl Cogdell and Duke Cog-dell have appealed from an order overruling their plea of privilege raising venue in a suit by appellees Roy D. Martin and Roy Smith, wherein appellees sought recovery against appellants for damages sustained in an automobile collision.

Appellees (plaintiffs below) alleged that plaintiff Martin owned a described truck engaged in hauling lumber along a highway in Tarrant County, and that plaintiff Smith was employed by Martin to drive said truck; that on January 21, 1943, Smith, while driving the truck, loaded with lumber, in Tarrant County,…