General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Howard

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling defendants’ pleas of privilege. Hugh Howard and Howard Motor Company, Inc., as plaintiffs brought this suit against General Motors Acceptance Corporation (G.M.A.C.) and J. F. Young, manager of its Lufkin office, as defendants. This action for libel was filed in Tyler County. G.M.A.C. asked that the cause be transferred to Harris County and Young asked that the cause be transferred to Angelina County. In their controverting pleas, plaintiffs relied upon Sections 9, 23, 29 and 29a of Article 1995, Vernon’s Ann. Civ.St., to maintain…