John a . Brooks v. Chevron USA Inc., and Amerada Hess Corporation

NUMBER 13-05-029-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

JOHN A. BROOKS, ET AL., Appellants,

v.

CHEVRON USA INC., AND

AMERADA HESS CORPORATION, Appellees,

On appeal from the 234th District Court

of Harris County, Texas.

MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Castillo

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Castillo

Appellants[2] ("Brooks") appeal from the trial court's orders granting the plea to the jurisdiction filed by Amerada Hess Corporation ("Hess") and the special exceptions and motion to dismiss filed by Chevron USA, Inc., d/b/a…