Brazos River Transmission Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Vilbig

BOND, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of a District Court of Dallas County overruling defendant’s (appellant) plea of privilege to be sued in McLennan County, Texas. Plaintiff (appellee) instituted the suit for damages against the defendant occasioned by the defendant’s constructing and maintaining an electric transmission line on and across his land located in Tarrant County, Texas; and, to acquire venue of the suit, he alleged that he resided in Dallas County and that the defendant is a private corporation, incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas, and has an agent…