City of Orange v. State ex rel. City of Port Arthur

This is an appeal from an order sustaining a motion to strike a plea of privilege. The appellants are the City of Orange, a municipal corporation domiciled in Oran . ' County and its mayor and city councilmen sued in their official capacities (hereinafter called “Orange”). Because of the involved nature of the proceedings, a rather detailed statement of the facts underlying the controversy must be set out.

CHRONOLOGY

On June 9, 1961, the State of Texas, by and through the Acting Criminal District Attorney of Jefferson County, Texas, upon relation of Orange, presented its original information in…