Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Pettaway

SELLERS, Justice.

Mrs. Milton H. Pettaway brought this suit in the district court of Rusk county against Humble Oil' & Refining Company and the Humble Pipe Line Company, seeking to recover damages for pex*sonal injuries received by Milton H. Pettaway while he was in the employment of the Humble Oil & Refining Company, which resulted in the death of Milton H. Pettaway. The injury was alleged to have occurred in Rusk county.

The defendants filed their pleas of privilege to be sued in Harris county, the county of their residence, and alleged in their pleas that this identical suit had been…