Legal Opinion

Houston Printing Company v. Tennant

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 10, 1931No. 5691PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sharp

The Honorable Court of Civil Appeals for the Third Supreme Judicial District has certified to the Supreme Court the following question:

“The appeal is from an interlocutory order overruling a plea of privilege in which- appellant (defendant below) sought to have the venue changed to Harris County, the county of its domicile.
“The suit is one for libel only, and appellee sought to maintain venue in Bell County, on the ground that within the meaning of R. S., art. 1995, sub. 29, he resided in that county ‘at the time of the accrual of the cause of action.’ Briefly, the record showed the following…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Pearson v. WestTexas Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Pittsburg Water Heater Co. v. SullivanTexas Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Taylor v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Evans v. American Publishing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1929
  5. Funk v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Snyder v. PittsTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. General Motors Acceptance Corporation v. HowardTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  3. White v. ManchinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Sweeney v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  5. Therwhanger v. TherwhangerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943

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