Service Drilling Co. v. Woods

BLAIR, Justice.

This appeal is from an order granting the plea of privilege of appellees, C. C. Woods and his wife, Margerate Woods, B. H. Blakeney, and Hugh Corrigan, to be sued in Brown county, the residence of the Woods, with respect to the cross-action of appellants, Service Drilling Company, A. E. Service, Ray Brownfield, and M. R. Hemphill, for $300,000 damages plead in the alternative in the event the State is entitled by its suit to terminate or cancel the oil and gas lease of appellants covering the 120 acres of land in Ector county, executed by the Woods, individually and as owners…