UNION PACIFIC R. CO. v. STOUFFER

No. 05-13-01224-CV.

420 S.W.3d 233 (2013)

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant v. Catherine STOUFFER, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Gary Lee Stouffer, Jr. and as Next Friend of Shannon Stouffer and Shane Stouffer, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

December 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Procter , Sheryl S. Norman , Fort Worth, TX, Mainess Gibson , Karen Dow , Houston, TX, Kent G. Rutter , Christina Crozier , Nina Cortell , Haynes & Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX, for Appellant.

Charla G. Aldous , Aldous Law Firm, Brent Walker , Fernando P. Arias , Douglas D. Fletcher , David C. Colley , Dallas, TX, for Appellees.

Kevin Glasheen , Lubbock, TX, Jon J. Bailey , San Angelo, TX, Ronald Dean Gresham , James L. Mitchell, Jr. , Stephen F. Malouf , Jeremy C. Martin , Jonathan Nockels , Sarah Shulkin , Dallas, TX, Richard O. Leeper , Broadus A. Spivey , Imelda Noyola , Austin, TX, Zachary L. Boyd , Copperas Cove, TX, for Intervenor.

Before Justices FITZGERALD, LANG, and MYERS.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice FITZGERALD.

This interlocutory appeal arises from the trial court's order denying Union Pacific Railroad Company's motions to transfer venue.1 Because we conclude plaintiffs did not meet their burden to establish that Union Pacific maintains a principal office in Dallas County, we reverse the trial court's order.

BACKGROUND

On November 15, 2012, a truck and flatbed trailer carrying...

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