Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. State

McClendon, chief justice.

Appeal from an interlocutory order overruling a plea of privilege seeking to change the venue from Travis to Dallas County, where defendant (appellant) resided. The suit was brought on behalf of the State by the Attorney General “at the instance and request of the Comptroller of Public Accounts” against Magnolia (Magnolia Petroleum Company) to recover taxes for the years 1936-1941, inclusive, al-ledgedly due and owing under the Chain Store Tax Law, H.B. IS, p. 1589, Chap. 400, 1st C.S. 44th Leg., 1935, codified as Art. lllld, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., upon filling stations…