McCuistion Construction Co. v. Barfield

FANNING, Justice.

This is a plea of privilege case. A. B. Barfield, a resident of Harris County, Texas, filed suit in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, against McCuistion Construction Company, Inc., J. A. Droddy, and Meredith & Company, a corporation, seeking to recover damages for personal injuries which he sustained in an accident occurring in Jefferson County, Texas, when his leg was broken by a “kelly slide” (a piece of oilfield equipment) owned by Meredith & Company (a resident of Harris County, Texas), being moved by a drag-line owned by McCuistion Construction Company (a…