Legal Opinion
McCarter v. Ransom
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 28, 1971No. 648PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BISSETT, Justice.
This is a venue case. Leroy Ransom filed suit in the District Court of Matagor-da County, Texas, against A. Nelson Mc-Carter and W. B. McCarter, Jr., for damages, actual and exemplary, for an alleged breach of an implied covenant contained in an oil, gas and mineral lease. The defendants, residents of Harris County, Texas, filed a plea of privilege to be sued in the county of their residence. The plaintiff controverted the plea of privilege and sought to maintain venue in Matagorda County, Texas, under Subdivisions 5 (Contract in writing), 7 (Fraud) and 14 (Lands), of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Waggoner Estate v. Sigler Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1929
- Clifton v. KoontzTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Freeport Sulphur Co. v. American Sulphur Royalty Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1928
- Farmers' Seed & Gin Co. v. BrooksTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Lane v. Fair Stores, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Amoco Production Co. v. First Baptist Church of PyoteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Elliott v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Circle Dot Ranch, Inc. v. Sidwell Oil & Gas, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1995
- Young v. Amoco Production Co.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1985
- Amoco Production Company v. Leland M. Jacobs and Ethel D. JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
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