Legal Opinion
Houston Pipe Line Co. v. Oxy Petroleum, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 3, 1980No. 1645PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BISSETT, Justice.
This venue case involves an appeal by Houston Pipe Line Company [HPL] from an order of the District Court of Nueces County overruling its plea of privilege to be sued in Harris County. The controversy was initiated by Oxy Petroleum, Inc., [Oxy], which brought suit against HPL in Nueces County for the recovery of $4,266,501.00, plus prejudgment interest and attorney’s fees. The suit arose out of HPL’s alleged breach of a “pay for if tendered and not taken” provision in a gas sale and purchase contract. HPL filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Harris County. Oxy filed…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Fisher v. Westinghouse Credit Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
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