Parker v. Hechler

BARRON, Justice.

This is a venue case. Appellees, plaintiffs in the trial court, were owners of large quantities of rice valued at approximately $285,000.00 being stored in driers on October 28, 1967 and located immediately to the east of the Missouri Pacific tracks at Danbury, Brazoria County, Texas. This rice was destroyed when 29 cars of a train operated by the Missouri Pacific derailed, collided and resulted in a fire which destroyed the rice.

Appellees brought suit in Brazoria County, Texas- against Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and appellant, James H. Parker, the engineer of the…