Hagan v. Acme Drilling & Service Co.

LONG, Justice.

Acme Drilling & Service Company instituted this suit against C. O. Hagan, W. U. Paul, A. K. Polis and W. L. Douthit for debt and foreclosure of an asserted original Contractor’s, Materialmen’s and Laborer’s Lien on an oil and gas lease owned by Plagan in Comanche County. Each defendant, other than Douthit, filed a plea of privilege to be sued in the county of his residence. Plaintiff controverted such pleas on the theory that the case falls within Exception 12, Article 1995, of the Venue Statute. The trial court sustained the pleas of privilege of Polis and Paul but overruled…