Legal Opinion
Nabors Loffland Drilling Co. v. Martinez
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided February 8, 1995No. 04-93-00782-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 employee of Young Trucking Company (Young) as a swamper. At the time of the accident, February 28, 1990, Young was moving a rig that belonged to the defendant, Nabors Loff-land Drilling Company (Nabors).…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Birchfield v. Texarkana Memorial HospitalTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- Ruiz v. Conoco, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
- Kennedy v. SaleTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Chapin & Chapin, Inc. v. Texas Sand & Gravel Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1993
- Lara v. Lile, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re Stroud Oil Properties, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2002
- in Re Mark P. Hardwick, Individually and D/B/A Mark P. Hardwick Oil & Gas Properties and Mark P. Hardwick, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2012
- Mote v. Oryx Energy Co.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1995
- Daniel Kearns v. Ron Heller & Business Air Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2024
- General Motors Corp. v. Castaneda, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
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