Cannel Coal Co. v. Luna

This is a suit by appellee against appellant to recover damages arising from personal injuries alleged to have been inflicted through the negligence of appellant in a coal mine in Webb county. The only allegation to fix venue was that appellant "is a private corporation, duly incorporated, and that W. C. Silliman, a resident of Bexar county, Tex., is its agent and representative." Appellant interposed a plea of privilege to be sued in Webb county, where it resided and had its domicile, and denying that any of the exceptions mentioned in articles 1194 and 1585, Revised Statutes of Texas,…