Fetherston v. State

O’QUINN, Justice.

This appeal was prosecuted by appellants, Rosa Ryan Fetherston et al., to the Austin Court of Civil Appeals from the judgment of the district court of Travis county, sustaining the pleas of privilege of Stanolind Oil and Gas Company and Interstate Royalty Corporation, Ltd., transferring the cause to the district court of Brazoria county. The case is on the docket of this court by order of transfer by the Supreme Court.

The suit — in its nature a “vacancy suit” • — -was by the State of Texas against appellants, Rosa Ryan Fetherston et al., and ap-pellees, Stanolind Oil & Gas…