Legal Opinion

City of Corpus Christi v. Oriental Oil Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 9, 1922No. 8725PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; B. B. Muse, Judge. Action by the Oriental Oil Company against the City of Corpus Christi. From a judgment overruling plea of privilege, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.

This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment overruling a plea of privilege.

Appellee’s petition is apparently based upon an open account covering various items of merchandise sold and shipped to appellant at the respective prices contained in the itemized statement.

The record contains an agreed statement of the facts introduced in connection with the plea of privilege’and the controverting affidavit showing the following: (1) That before any of the items for which appellee seeks recovery were sold and shipped, an order was signed by appellant’s “purchasing agent,” containing, among other…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Phillips v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Oklahoma Railway Co. v. BoydSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
  2. City of Tahoka v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1925
  3. City of Corpus Christi v. McMurreyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
  4. City of Dallas v. SpringerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  5. City of Corpus Christi v. CoffinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930

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