Ball v. Martin

ARCHER, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for damages arising out of a collision between defendant’s truck and plaintiff’s automobile. Intervenor was a passenger in plaintiff’s automobile at the time of the collision. Both plaintiff and intervenor have sued defendant for damages for alleged personal injuries suffered in the collision, alleging negligence on the part of defendant’s driver, F. H. Parker, The suit was filed in Tom Green County, Texas, and defendant filed his Plea of Privilege to be sued in Coke County, the county of his residence.

The Plea of Privilege was tried without a jury and was…