Fikes v. Bogle

NORTHCUTT, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling pleas of privilege. The suit is for damages for conversion of a drilling rig, brought by one mortgagee, claiming to have a prior lien on the rig, against another mortgagee and two of its officers. Other defendants were a trucking company and its general manager.

Hal Bogle, plaintiff, filed suit in the District Court of Yoakum County against Leland Fikes and J. D. Lee, president and vice-president, respectively, of Texas Continental Investment Company, Inc., a Texas corporation, against Texas Continental Investment Company, Inc., and…