Legal Opinion
State Medical Ass'n of Texas v. Committee for Chiropractic Education, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 25, 1951No. 12246PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTEITH, Chief Justice.
Appellee, Committee for Chiropractic Education, Inc., brought this action in the District Court of Harris County, for the recovery of damages from appellant, State Medical Association of Texas, for an alleged libel published in the Houston Chronicle on March 6, 1949.
Appellant timely filed its statutory plea of privilege to be sued in Travis County, Texas, the county of its residence, and this plea was timely controverted by ap-pellee who claimed venue under Exception 29 of Article 1995, which provides that a suit for damage for libel or slander shall be brought, and…
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