Fagadau v. Sand Springs Home

DENTON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling appellant’s plea of privilege. The suit was brought by appellees Sand Springs Home, Pennowa Oil & Gas Company, C. W. Haddoch and W. C. Wait, against appellant S. H. Fagadau, to recover damages for the alleged failure to comply with drilling obligations set out in the assignment from the appellees to H. F. Schlittler who in turn assigned the leases to appellant Fagadau. The assignment transferred certain oil and gas leases covering land situated in Hutchinson County. The appellant filed his plea of privilege to be sued in Dallas…