Canales v. Salinas

POPE, Justice.

This is a venue suit in a libel action. Ap-pellee, E. D. Salinas, a resident and District Judge of Webb County, filed a libel suit in Webb County against J. T. Canales, who filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Cameron County, his residence. This appeal presents two problems. The first question presented is whether the court sustained the defendant’s plea of privilege and, if so, whether the court withdrew its order while it had jurisdiction over the order. The second point is whether Judge Salinas proved a libel action in the venue hearing.

During March of 1954 the parties…