Skelly Oil Co. v. Medart

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a venue case involving subdivision 27 of Article 1995, Vernon’s Annotated Texas Civil Statutes. Plaintiff-Appellees Elva Imo Medart and husband W. Otha Medart sued each in a separate suit Defendant-Appellant Skelly Oil company, (a foreign corporation doing business in Texas) in McLennan County, Texas, alleging that an explosion occurred in the restrooms of a service station in Mountainburg, Arkansas, on October 5, 1970, resulting in personal injuries and damages to the Medarts. Defendant-Appellant Skelly filed pleas of privilege to these suits, requesting to be…