Galloway v. Nichols

DIXON, Chief Justice.

■ This is a plea of privilege case. Plaintiff E. L. Nichols filed suit in Grayson County against defendants, Mrs. Lucy Cook Galloway and her husband J. C. Galloway, residents of Brown County, Texas. In his petition plaintiff alleged that on July 25, 1953 in the town of Tioga, Grayson County, Texas, he was struck and injured by an automobile negligently driven by Mrs. Lucy Cook Galloway. He further alleged that at the time Mrs. Galloway was acting as agent of her husband; or in the alternative she and her husband were engaged in a joint mission or adventure.

Defendants…