Academy Welding v. Carnes

535 S.W.2d 917 (1976)

ACADEMY WELDING, Appellant,

v.

Roy W. CARNES, Appellee.

No. 1041.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

April 8, 1976.

Zollie Carl Steakley, Bowmer, Courtney, Burleson & Pemberton, Temple, for appellant.

Daniel M. Francis, F. Ben Selman, Jr., Jones, Francis & Youts, Inc., Waco, for appellee.

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

This is a venue case. Roy W. Carnes sued City Utilities Company and the City of Gonzales, Texas, for damages from personal injuries sustained on July 27, 1973. He alleged that while he was working on electrical cables in place on utility poles, he contacted…