Legal Opinion

Simmons v. Ware

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided March 26, 1996No. 07-95-0296-CVPublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOYD, Justice.

In three points, appellant Grady Simmons contends the trial court erred in entering a take-nothing summary judgment in favor of appellees Travis Ware and David Mullin. In those three points, he contends material fact questions exist which prevent the granting of summary judgment. The underlying suit is one alleging libel and slander and arises out of a complicated set of facts which we will detail as necessary to discuss and dispose of the points of error. In the course of that discussion, we will explain why we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In October 1992, an attorney…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970

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