Legal Opinion
Foster v. Upchurch
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1981No. C-309PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENTON, Justice.
This is a venue case arising under Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1995, § 29, 1 involving the venue facts required of a public figure in a libel action to controvert a defendant’s plea of privilege. The trial court overruled defendants’ pleas of privilege and the court of civil appeals affirmed. 613 S.W.2d 22. We reverse the judgment of the court of civil appeals.
While he was a prisoner in the Hudspeth County Jail, Veloz Zuniga received injuries which resulted in his death. A suit was filed by his widow and children against the Hudspeth County Sheriff and Hudspeth County. That…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Time, Inc. v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Belo Corp. v. Thomas BlantonTexas Supreme Court · 1939
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Doubleday & Co., Inc. v. RogersTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Gillum v. Republic Health Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
- Golden Bear Distributing Systems of Texas, Inc. v. Chase Revel, Inc., D/B/A Entrepreneur MagazineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- CHANNEL 4, KGBT v. BriggsTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Bolling v. Baker, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1984
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