Douglas v. Constable

ANDERSON, Justice.

Standard Brass & Manufacturing Company, a private corporation, has appealed from an order of the District Court of Orange County overruling its plea of privilege to be sued in Jefferson County, the county of its domicile.

The appellant was joined as a defendant with Dudley H. Douglas in a suit for damages for personal injuries sustained by appellee in Orange County on August 11, 1951, when she was struck by an automobile driven by Douglas, who is alleged to have been then an employee of appellant, acting within the course and scope of his employment. Negligent operation of…