Trevino v. Thomas

POPE, Justice.

This is a venue suit and concerns Section 9a, Article 1995, Vernon’s Tex.Civ.Stats. Plaintiff, Ray Thomas, sued Pedro Cantu Trevino in Victoria County, and in his controverting affidavit alleged that on the morning of January 17, 1958, he was following a truck driven by Trevino, that Trevino suddenly stopped the truck without warning, that the truck obstructed the main traveled portion of the highway, that Trevino failed to keep a proper lookout, and that each of these acts and omissions was a proximate cause of serious injuries suffered by plaintiff. The trial court overruled…