ABC Truck Rental & Leasing Co. v. Southern County Mutual Insurance Co.

OPINION

DIAL, Justice.

This is a venue case.

Appellant ABC alleges a claim for relief under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, TEX.BUS. & COM.CODE ANN. § 17.50 (Vernon Supp.1982-1983). To maintain venue in Bexar County, appellant relies on the special venue provision of the DTPA, § 17.56, as amended in 1977. The trial court sustained appellees’ pleas of privilege. We reverse and render.

ABC is a commercial motor vehicle renting and leasing business. In 1978, C. Jim Stewart & Stevenson, Inc., another vehicle rental business, transferred all the assets of its Houston operation to S & S, Inc., a…