Aransas Harbor Terminal Ry. Co. v. Taber
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fourth Supreme Judicial District. Action by C. C. Taber against the Aransas Harbor Terminal Railway Company and another. From a judgment on directed verdict for defendants, plaintiff appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, and on judgment there in favor of plaintiff (219 S. W. 860), defendant named brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtRandolph, J.
This is a suit by G. C. Taber against Aransas Harbor Terminal Railway Company and J. C. Moore to recover damages for libel. Moore having died, the cause was dismissed as to him, and trial proceeded between plaintiff, Taber, and the defendant company.
The cause of action was based upon an alleged libel contained in a letter written by Moore, vice president of defendant company, to the Railroad Commission of Texas, which was written by defendant Moore in answer to a complaint filed before the Commission by Taber. On trial in the district court the jury returned an instructed verdict in favor *842of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Runge v. FranklinTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Connellee v. BlantonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Taber v. Aransas Harbor Terminal Ry.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920
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