Blair v. Thomas

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

In this venue appeal we must construe article 2212a, § 2(g) of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes (Vernon Supp.1980) concerning contributions between tortfeasors. The question is whether, after the plaintiff’s claim against a nonresident defendant has been transferred on plea of privilege, the remaining defendant may maintain a third-party action for contribution against the nonresident defendant in the county where the suit was originally filed. We hold that after the nonresident defendant’s original plea of privilege in the primary suit was sustained, he was no longer…