Legal Opinion

Harris v. Santa Fe Townsite Company

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 14, 1910PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County. Tried below before Hon. L. B. Hightower.

1Opinion of the Court

PLEASANTS, Chief Justice.

— This suit was brought by appellant against the appellees, Santa Fe Townsite Company, the Houston Printing Company, W. W. Fortenberry and E. J. Eyres, to recover damages for certain alleged libelous publications concerning plaintiff and his wife, which appeared in the Houston Daily Post on September 1, September 3 and September 11, 1906.

After the formal allegations giving names, domicile and residence of defendants, the petition alleges in substance that the defendant Townsite Company is the owner of all the land surrounding the railroad station at the town of…

2Cited by24 opinions

  1. Newspapers, Inc. v. MatthewsTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Norris, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
  3. Kee v. Armstrong, Byrd & Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
  4. Arant v. JaffeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Gibler v. Houston Post CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958

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