A. H. Belo Corp. v. Blanton

The majority of this court concur in the foregoing disposition of the case on motion for rehearing. However, we have come to the conclusion that plaintiff's controverting affidavit does not set out "specifically the fact or facts relied upon to confer venue of such cause on the court where the cause is pending", as required by Art. 2007.

Plaintiff's controverting affidavit, eliminating the formal parts and the oath, is as follows:

"* * * this is a civil libel suit brought by plaintiff against said defendant upon libelous publications defaming the plaintiff which the defendant published between…