Martin v. Turnbow

PELPHREY, Chief Justice.

On or about the 14th day of June, 1935, a collision occurred at the west end of a bridge on highway No. 24, between a Dodge pick-up truck owned by appellee and a truck owned by appellant. Suits were filed in the district court of Collin county by appellee and his son, F. E. Turnbow, to recover damages resulting from this collision.

Appellant filed his plea of privilege in both suits to be sued in Wood county, the county of his residence. These pleas were controverted on the ground that appellant’s agents were guilty of active negligence which constituted a, trespass…