Legal Opinion
Rose v. Enterprise Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 14, 1981No. 8641PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Justice.
Four plaintiffs, Aaron Rose, Felix Burris, C. C. Moss, and Russell Adkins, appeal from an order granting a summary judgment to the defendant below in their action for libel. We reverse and remand for a trial on the merits.
The defendant is the owner and publisher of two daily newspapers in Beaumont, the Enterprise being a morning paper while the Journal is published in the afternoon. Each paper has a large circulation in the city and adjacent areas, with that of the Enterprise being more extensive and widespread. The four plaintiffs are citizens of Beaumont, and each has lived…
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