Legal Opinion
Lambert v. Gearhart-Owen Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 23, 1981No. 2378PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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NYE, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from an order sustaining a plea of privilege. Appellants brought suit for property damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident involving a truck owned by appellee which occurred at appellants’ automotive muffler repair shop in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. Appellee, a domiciliary of Tarrant County, Texas, filed its plea of privilege to be sued in its home county. Appellants, by their controverting plea, sought to maintain venue in Brazos County by virtue of article 1995, subdivision 9a. The trial court, sitting without a jury, sustained the plea…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company v. HaleTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- Big MacK Trucking Company, Inc. v. DickersonTexas Supreme Court · 1973
- Pinson v. DreymalaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
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