Smith v. W. T. Carter & Bro.

O’QUINN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Special Ninth District Court of Polk County, Texas, overruling pleas of privilege filed by appellants therein.

W. T. Carter & Brother, a co-partnership composed of individuals, some " of whom reside in Harris County, Texas, and others in Hayes County, Texas, and B. E. Quinn, who resides in Jefferson County, Texas, filed this suit in Polk County, Texas, against R. E. Smith, Chas. B. Gholson, Thos. M. Sessums, and Earl Short, all of whom reside in Harris County, Texas, and E. B. Sullivan, alleged to be a resident of Nueces County, Texas,…