Legal Opinion
Cox Texas Newspapers, L.P. v. Penick
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided March 20, 2007No. 03-05-00504-CVPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. KENNETH LAW, Chief Justice.
Appellants Cox Texas Newspapers, L.P. d/b/a the Smithville Times, Cox Texas Partners, Inc., d/b/a the Smithville Times, and Tyanna Tyler (“Cox Newspapers” and “Tyler” or, collectively, “appellants”) 1 bring this interlocutory appeal challenging the district court’s partial denial of appellants’ motion for summary judgment in a defamation action brought by appellee Charles Penick. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(6) (West Supp. 2006).
District Attorney Penick, a public figure, filed suit claiming that he had been defamed in thirteen…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- King Ranch, Inc. v. ChapmanTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Ford Motor Co. v. RidgwayTexas Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Main v. Royall, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2011
- DR Partners v. Floyd, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007
- Employees Retirement System of Texas v. Putnam, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
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