GENERAL TEL. CO. OF SOUTHWEST v. FENNEN

No. 17090.

568 S.W.2d 407 (1978)

GENERAL TELEPHONE CO. OF the SOUTHWEST, Appellant, v. Frank H. FENNEN, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

May 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulbright & Jaworski, Daniel K. Hedges, Houston, for appellant.

Britt, Brown & Todd, Roy E. Brown, Alvin, for appellee.


EVANS, Justice.

This is a venue matter.

The plaintiff, Frank H. Fennen, brought this negligence action against the appellant, General Telephone Co. of the Southwest, and five other defendants, seeking a recovery of damages for personal injuries sustained in a crash of an airplane in Fort Bend County, Texas. A plea of privilege was filed by General Telephone Co. of the Southwest to be sued in Tom Green County, the place of its residence. The trial court overruled...

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