Goodrich v. Superior Oil Co.

The certificate concerns the right of appellee, The Superior Oil Company, as holder of a large number of oil and gas leases, to maintain an action in the form of interpleader in Montgomery County, where the leased land lies, against the appellant, Robert D. Goodrich (apparently an assignor) and some 238 other defendants, as against the plea of appellant Goodrich to be sued in Tarrant County, where he resides. Appellant’s plea of privilege was overruled by the trial court, and this holding is approved by the tentative opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals.

The question certified is:

“Do the…