PENTON v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.

No. 6896.

589 S.W.2d 177 (1979)

D. H. PENTON et al., Appellants, v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

October 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haley, Fulbright, Winniford, Bice & Davis, W. C. Haley, Waco, Roddy L. Harrison, Pecos, for appellants.

Vinson & Elkins, Ben H. Rice, III, Houston, Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, W. D. Browder, Jr., Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe, Morrow & Dawson, P. C., Charles L. Tighe, Midland, Frank B. Kiser, Jr., Levelland, Ralph Logan, San Angelo, for appellees.


OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

The question presented in this venue suit is whether or not Section 14 of Article 1995, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann., is applicable. The trial Court held that it was not and granted the plea of privilege of Appellee Quintana Petroleum Corporation. We reverse.

Appellants brought this suit against Appellee Quintana Petroleum Corporation and others in trespass to try title of certain lands in Reeves County, Texas...

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