SOCONY MOBIL OIL COMPANY v. MAYER

No. 7496.

367 S.W.2d 876 (1963)

SOCONY MOBIL OIL COMPANY, Inc., Its operating division Mobile Oil Company, and Magnolia Pipe Line Company, a Corporation, Appellants, v. Gordon MAYER, d/b/a Gordon Mayer Construction Company, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

April 30, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. Canuteson, Dallas, Smead & Harbour, Longview, for appellants.

Roberts & Smith, Kenley, Ritter & Boyland, Longview, for appellee.


FANNING, Justice.

This is a venue case. Appellants have appealed from an order overruling their pleas of privilege to be sued in Dallas County, Texas.

Appellee sued to recover damages from appellants and another named defendant who did not file a plea of privilege.

Briefly, the basis of plaintiffs' suit was to the effect that defendants were guilty of negligence in maintaining defective pipe lines, failing to inspect the pipe lines, failing to repair...

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