Halliburton Co. v. District Court of Creek County

SIMMS, Justice:

Petitioners, defendants in the trial court, seek mandamus requiring Respondent Judge to transfer Creek County District Court case number C-70-100, Scroggins v. Halliburton Company and R. B. Hamill, to the District Court of Oklahoma County under the doctrine of intrastate forum non conveniens. Petitioners seek to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court following the refusal by written order of Respondent Judge to transfer the cause.

Application to assume original jurisdiction granted. Writ of Mandamus Issued.

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