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TIMES HERALD PRINTING CO. v. BESSENT

No. 8469.

601 S.W.2d 487 (1980)

The TIMES HERALD PRINTING CO., Appellant, v. Bill BESSENT, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied June 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Pew, Jr., Dallas, for appellant.

Bill Neal, Vernon, B. A. Spivey, Austin, Thomas A. Neely, Wichita Falls, for appellee.

KEITH, Justice.

This venue appeal involves the quantum and burden of proof required of a plaintiff in overcoming a plea of privilege in a libel action.

Plaintiff was a resident of Travis County at all times material to this suit. He brought suit against two defendants, United Press International — which answered generally without filing a plea of privilege — and Times Herald, a newspaper publishing

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