Texaco, Inc. v. Oaks

The question for decision in this case is whether the trial court erred in sustaining, for lack of venue, pleas in abatement filed on behalf of two defendants, Hershel Eugene Oaks and Sherman Enterprises, Inc., in a property damage action brought against them by the plaintiff, Texaco, Inc. A third defendant, Ryder Truck Rental Company, a corporation, filed grounds of defense. Although it is not a party to this appeal, the question whether proper venue existed with respect to Ryder Truck Rental is of incidental importance in event of a remand of the case.

*677The motion for judgment filed by Texaco…