Legal Opinion
Bell Pub. Co. v. Garrett Engineering Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided March 17, 1943No. 1911-7935PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAYLOR, Commissioner.
This is a libel suit. Plaintiff, Garrett Engineering Company, is a corporation. Defendants are Dr. O. F. Gober of Temple, *200who wrote and signed the article containing the alleged libel, and Bell Publishing Company, publisher of the Temple Daily Telegram, in which the article appeared.
The suit was filed in Plarris County where plaintiff's main office is located. Defendants filed pleas of privilege to be sued in Bell County where Dr. Gober resides and where the publisher had its domicile. They were overruled and- the trial court’s action was upheld by the Galveston Court of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Burt v. Advertiser Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. RichmondTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- International & G. N. R. Co. v. EdmundsonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
- Post Pub. Co. v. HallamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
- Cranfill v. HaydenTexas Supreme Court · 1904
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Jetco Electronic Industries, Inc. v. GardinerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Fitzjarrald v. Panhandle Publishing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1950
- Langston v. Eagle Publishing Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1986
- Ryder Truck Rentals, Inc. v. LathamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Lawrence Cranberg v. Consumers Union of U.S., Inc., Lawrence Cranberg v. Associated Press and Austin American StatesmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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