TEXAS EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE ASSOCIATION v. West

BELL, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court overruling appellant’s plea of privilege to be sued in Dallas County, the county of its residence. The appellee brought suit in Brazoria County seeking to set aside a settlement agreement he had made with appellant’s agent settling a claim for compensation which appellee asserted because of injuries he allegedly received while working for Tellepsen Construction Company.

Appellee in his petition alleges that he was totally and permanently disabled when he was injured in an explosion on February 12, 1957. He alleges that he…