GULF OIL CORPORATION v. CANTRELL

No. 6739.

387 S.W.2d 416 (1965)

GULF OIL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Donald CANTRELL et ux., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Erwin, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Sample & Walker, Beaumont, for appellees.


PARKER, Justice.

This is a venue suit. Donald Cantrell and wife, Jean Cantrell, appellees, sued appellant Gulf Oil Corporation and Walter J. Brightwell for damages because of alleged slanderous statements made by Walter J. Brightwell, as an employee of Gulf, to Jean Cantrell in the presence of others. The trial court overruled the plea of privilege of appellant, Gulf Oil Corporation, to have this case transferred to Harris County, Texas, county of appellant's residence...

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