Padre Drilling Co. v. Brown Oil Tools, Inc.

BARROW, Chief Justice.

A venue action. Appellant filed suit in the 79th District Court of Brooks County against Dow Chemical Company, ap-pellee Brown Oil Tools, Inc., a Texas Corporation, and appellee Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, whereby it sought to recover for the loss of its rig and other personalty as the result of a blowout and subsequent fire on a wildcat oil well being drilled on January 20, 1970, in Brooks County. A plea of privilege was filed by Brown to remove the claim against it to Harris County, and Tesoro sought to remove the claim against it to Bexar…