Legal Opinion
Gaylord Broadcasting Co. v. Francis
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided November 24, 1999No. 05-99-00481-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TOM JAMES, Justice.
Robert W. Francis, a criminal district court judge in Dallas County, sued appellants Gaylord Broadcasting Company, L.P., and Angela Hale for defamation arising out of a series of news stories broadcast on KTVT Channel 11 regarding the work habits of Dallas County criminal district court judges. Gaylord and Hale bring an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Gaylord owns television station KTVT. Hale is employed as a reporter at KTVT. Hale investigated and prepared an investigative report on the…
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