OATES v. BLACKBURN

No. 138.

430 S.W.2d 400 (1968)

Thomas N. OATES, Appellant, v. Stephen W. BLACKBURN et ux., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied July 3, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Hilford, Novelli & Hilford, Houston, for appellant.

Sam G. Croom, Croom, Barnes & Adams, Houston, for appellees.


BARRON, Justice.

This action, for the first time in Texas to our knowledge, presents for decision the question of privilege of non-residents of Texas from service of process within the limits of this State while the non-residents are within the State attending court in another case.

On August 30, 1966, Thomas N. Oates, a resident of Harris County, Texas, filed suit in Harris County against his former wife and her present husband, Doris M. Blackburn and husband...

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