TEXAS UTILITIES FUEL CO. v. CLAYTON

No. 18147.

579 S.W.2d 303 (1979)

TEXAS UTILITIES FUEL COMPANY, McMahon-Bullington Drilling Company, a Partnership, and John L. McMahon, Joseph K. McMahon and Ralph E. Bullington, Individually, Appellants, v. Lois Anderson CLAYTON et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied April 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels and Michael R. Johnson, Dallas, for Texas Utilities Fuel Co.

Jennings, Montgomery, Dies & Turner and Frank L. Jennings, Graham, for McMahon-Bullington.

Gray, Whitten & Loveless and John L. Sullivan, Denton, for appellees.


OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

By our opinion in this venue case we affirm the judgment of the trial court overruling all pleas of privilege.

The primary difficulties have been occasioned by the defendants having incorporated into their respective pleas of privilege the allegation that the facts averred in the plaintiffs' petition were not made in good faith. Since a cause of action for the recovery of...

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