H. E. Butt Grocery Co. v. Hawkins

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a slip-and-fall venue case. Lucille Hawkins brought suit against defendant, H. E. Butt Grocery Company, for personal injuries she allegedly sustained when she slipped and fell in the defendant’s grocery store in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas. After hearing evidence, the trial judge overruled defendant’s plea of privilege, and this appeal resulted. The only issue on appeal is whether or not venue is properly maintainable in Matagorda County under Subdivision 9a of article 1995, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. (1965). See Sunset Brick & Tile, Inc. v. Bushong, 419…