Legal Opinion
Moore v. Means
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 3, 1977No. 7925PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIES, Chief Justice.
Clester R. Moore, plaintiff below, was administrative assistant to the county judge of Hardin County. He was also publisher of a weekly newspaper “The Kountze News”. On April 25, 1975, a meeting was called to discuss the county’s plans for the collection and disposal of garbage. The defendant below Hugh Bevil Means, a county commissioner, and Moore were present at the meeting.
On Thursday, April 24, plaintiff Moore had published a story in “The Kountze News” dealing with garbage “kickbacks” which Commissioner Means considered insulting. At the meeting Commissioner Means…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Jones v. JeffreysCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Texas Employers' Ins. v. MorganTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Deborah Ferguson, Kathleen Rabjohns, and Michael Rabjohns v. Hospital Corporation International, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Grimes v. Jalco, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Berry v. Gregg Industrial Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Washburn v. Associated Indemnity Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
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