Shear Co. v. Neely
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; Bruce Young, Judge. Suit by R. P. Neely against the Shear Company. Prom an order transferring the case to Harris County, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
R. P. Neely instituted this suit in a district court of Tarrant county against the Shear Company, domiciled at Waco, McLennan county, to recover damages caused by the circulation in Tarrant county of a libelous telegram sent by the Shear Company to A, E. Peden, food administrator of Texas, and by the latter sent to the plaintiff at Ft. Worth, Tex., where it was circulated and published as stated.
The defendant on May 1, 1918, in due form, time, and order, presented its plea of privilege to be sued in McLennan county where it had its domicile. To this plea, the plaintiff presented his…
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