Claer v. Oliver

COMBS, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court of Shelby county, Tex., overruling a plea of privilege and is a companion case to the case of Murray v. Oliver (Tex. Civ. App.) 61 S.W.(2d) 534, this day decided, appellant being a joint defendant in the suit with C. L. Murray and the Beacon Oil & Refining Company. The controverting affidavits of the pleas of privilege of O. L. Murray and of -the appellant raised the same issues of fact, except as hereinafter mentioned, and upon the hearing both pleas were submitted on the same evidence.

Plaintiffs, in their petition and in…