International Harvester Company v. Faris

NORTHCUTT, Justice.

This is a venue case. The plaintiffs, C. E. Faris, et al., will hereafter be referred to as appellees and the International Harvester Company as appellant. Appellees brought this suit in the District Court of Gray County against Utility Oil Company, a Texas corporation, hereinafter called Utility, and International Harvester Company, a foreign corporation, for the wrongful death of J. D. Smithee and wife, Edith H. Smithee, on or about October 28, 1959, when their automobile was struck head-on by an International truck owned by Utility and driven by its employee, Don P.…