Vaquero Drilling Company v. Adcock

KLINGEMAN, Justice.

A venue action involving Subd. 5, Art. 1995, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. Appellee, Roy Adcock, d/b/a Adcock Pipe & Supply, filed, this suit in Jim Wells County seeking to recover on a sworn account for the rental to appellant of certain oil field equipment. Appellant, Vaquero Drilling Company, a resident of Nueces County, timely filed its plea of privilege and has perfected this appeal from the action of the trial court in overruling such plea of privilege after a non-jury hearing.

To sustain venue under Subd. 5, supra, it is necessary to prove: (I) that the defendant is a party…