Legal Opinion
Willis Sears Trucking Company v. Pate
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 9, 1970No. 7142PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Justice.
Sears, the owner of a truck-tractor combination, and his driver, Day, appeal from an order overruling their separate pleas of privilege to be sued in Jasper County, their domicile. The plaintiff, Pate, sued both defendants for personal injuries he sustained when the truck he was driving collided with that owned by Sears and driven by Day. The accident happened on U. S. Highway 59, near Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas, shortly before 4:00 o’clock, a. m., October 18, 1968. Only deposition testimony was offered in evidence upon the hearing and this did not include any testimony…
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