DOWDEN v. CANNON

No. 618.

480 S.W.2d 822 (1972)

Daniel D. DOWDEN, Appellant, v. Dorothy Mae CANNON, Independent Executrix of the Estate of Lila Mae Dowden, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe J. Newman, Houston, for appellant.

Paul A. Taylor, Houston, for appellee.


SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling a plea of privilege. Plaintiff-appellee Cannon, as executrix of the estate of Lila Mae Dowden, deceased, brought suit in the District Court of Harris County against the defendant-appellant, Dowden. The defendant's plea of privilege was overruled and he appeals from such judgment.

The sequence of events leading to the trial court's judgment is as follows: Following the filing of plaintiff's...

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