Legal Opinion
Mote Resources, Inc. v. Northridge Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 4, 1983No. 9168PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BLEIL, Justice.
This venue case arises out of Northridge Oil Company’s suit against Mote Resources, Inc. and J. Phillip Mote. Each defendant filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Dallas County, the residence of each defendant. Northridge claims that venue is proper against Mote Resources, Inc. by virtue of Subdivision 23 of Article 1995, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. (Vernon 1964), which allows for suit against a private corporation in a county in which a part of a cause of action arises. Northridge claims J. Phillip Mote is a necessary party properly suable in Bowie County under Subdivision 29a.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lassiter v. BlissTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Ladner v. Reliance Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1956
- Scott v. GrahamTexas Supreme Court · 1956
- Royal Petroleum Corporation v. DennisTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Loop Cold Storage Co. v. South Texas Packers, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1973
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