American Asphalt Co. v. O'Rear

This is an appeal from an order overruling a plea of privilege. Appellee sued appellant for damages for the death of his wife and personal injuries sustained by himself when an automobile in which he and his wife were riding turned over on the highway leading from Kermit to Monahans, Tex., which highway appellant was constructing at the time of the accident. Appellant, a corporation, with its principal office and place of business in the city of Dallas, Tex., filed its plea of privilege to be sued in Dallas county, Tex.

Appellee duly filed his controverting affidavit, asserting that his cause…