McNiel v. Williams

SHARPE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment overruling appellant’s (McNiel’s) plea of privilege. The parties will sometimes be referred to as in the trial court, i. e., Virginia Mae Williams, joined by her husband Randolph V. Williams, as plaintiffs, and Nixon McNiel, d/b/a McNiel Construction Company, as defendant.

Mr. and Mrs. Williams sued McNiel in the district court of San Patricio County, Texas, to recover damages for injuries allegedly suffered when Virginia Mae Williams fell in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben E. Ivey at Taft, Texas, where she was employed as a maid. McNiel had…