French Drilling & Well Service v. Wilson Manufacturing Co.

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

This is a plea of privilege case. Wilson Manufacturing Company, Inc., brought suit in Wichita County against the French Drilling & Well Service for slightly in excess of $8,000, representing- the value of items sold and services rendered, plus attorney’s fees. In said plaintiff’s original petition there was no allegation that the services rendered were performed in Wichita County.

The defendant filed a plea of privilege. Plaintiff then filed its controverting affidavit in which it was asserted that venue properly lay in Wichita County under provisions of Subdivision 23 of…