Coquina Oil Corp. v. Sojourner Drilling Corp.

RALEIGH BROWN, Justice.

This is a venue case. Coquina Oil Corporation filed a third party action against Sojourner Drilling Corporation in Nolan County, Texas. The suit sought indemnity from Sojourner under the terms of a written contract between Coquina and Sojourner. This third party action was the result of a suit for personal injuries filed against Coquina by representatives of the estate of Ralph Osborn, who was fatally injured in an oil field fire in Nolan County. Sojourner filed a plea of privilege asking that the cause be transferred to Taylor County, its place of residence. Coquina…