NABORS LOFFLAND DRILLING CO. v. MARTINEZ

No. 04-93-00782-CV.

894 S.W.2d 70 (1995)

NABORS LOFFLAND DRILLING COMPANY, Appellant, v. Rosendo MARTINEZ and Mrs. Dora Martinez, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith N. Uhles, Rosemary Conrad, James H. Hunter, Jr., Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Brownsville, for appellant.

William J. Tinning, Jerry Guerra, Law Offices of William J. Tinning, Corpus Christi, for appellees.

Before RICKHOFF, HARDBERGER and DUNCAN, JJ.


OPINION

HARDBERGER, Justice.

This is an oil field accident case in which a venue issue is raised. Because we feel that the recent Supreme Court case of Ruiz v. Conoco, Inc., 868 S.W.2d 752 (Tex.1993) dictates the case was tried in the wrong county, we reverse and remand the case to Brooks County with instructions that it be transferred to Harris County.

Facts

Rosendo Martinez (Martinez) was an...

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