SOUTHWESTERN DRUG CORP. v. OFFICE EMPLOYEES INT. U.

No. 4209.

380 S.W.2d 927 (1964)

SOUTHWESTERN DRUG CORPORATION and Walter N. Kuntz, an individual, and Charles E. Major, an individual, Appellants, v. OFFICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 277, AFL-CIO, and J. B. Moss, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Houston Clinton, Jr., Austin, for appellants.

Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates, V. R. Burch, Jr., Houston, Pannell, Dean, Pannell & Kerry, Fort Worth, for appellees.


McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of Tarrant County authorizing appellees to take depositions of the individual appellants pursuant to Rule 187 Texas Rules Civil Procedure. The alleged purpose of such depositions is to perpetuate testimony to be used in an allegedly anticipated action against appellants for slander and defamation.

Appellees have filed motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the order appealed...

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