Panther Oil & Grease Mfg. Co. v. Schumaker

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling a plea of privilege in an action brought by appellee, A. G. Schumaker, in the County Court of Jackson County seeking damages from appellant, Panther Oil & Grease Mfg. Co., for injuries alleged to have been caused to certain farm machinery and equipment of appellee by the use of certain of appellant Company’s greases and lubricating products.

The appellant filed its plea of privilege to have said suit tried in Tarrant County, the county of its residence.

In due time appellee filed his controverting affidavit, in which he embodied…