Scurlock Oil Co. v. Knox

KEITH, Justice.

Defendant below appeals from an order overruling its plea of privilege to be sued in Harris County. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and order the cause transferred for the reasons now to be stated.

Mary S. Knox, alleging that she was the surviving wife of Ira Knox, Jr., deceased, and the natural mother of the surviving children of the said Ira Knox, Jr., namely, Lynn Marie Knox and Ira Knox, III, instituted this suit for the wrongful death of the said Ira Knox, Jr. The suit was brought under the provisions of the Wrongful Death Statute, Art. 4671, Tex.Rev.Civ.…