Legal Opinion
Scripps NP Operating, LLC v. Carter
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 21, 2016No. NUMBER 13-15-00506-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Garza
This is the second appeal arising from the denial of a summary judgment motion in a defamation case. Appellants Scripps NP Operating, LLC, successor in interest to Scripps Texas Newspapers, LP, d/b/a *6Corpus Christi Caller-Times (the "Caller-Times ") and the E.W. Scripps Company ("E.W. Scripps") contend by sixteen issues that the trial court erred by denying their second motion seeking summary judgment in a suit brought by appellee Terry Carter.
We find that the statements at issue are defamatory per se. However, though the evidence may support a finding that…
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