Legal Opinion
Wood v. Dawkins
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided July 22, 2002No. 07-01-0326-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN T. BOYD, Chief Justice.
Appellant Ted Wood (Wood) appeals from an ordering granting a take-nothing summary judgment in favor of appellee Pattilou Dawkins (Dawkins) in an action for libel brought against her as a result of a letter she wrote to two newspapers. For the reasons set forth, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Dawkins filed a traditional motion for summary judgment under Rule 166a(c) of the Rules of Civil Procedure on the basis that the statements made by her were true, constituted her opinion, and were made in good faith without malice. She also filed a no-evidence…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Carr v. BrasherTexas Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Wood v. Dawkins, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2002
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