Legal Opinion
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Dixon
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 29, 1978No. 16025PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
Appellees brought this suit against defendant for tortiously injuring two former Southwestern Bell management employees, James Ashley and T. 0. Gravitt. Appellees alleged that appellant conspired against them, defamed them orally and in writing, invaded their privacy and subjected them to economic duress, and that these acts were the cause of the wrongful death of T. 0. Gravitt.
The trial court entered judgment on the jury verdict in which the issues relating to the liability of the appellant for slander were answered favorably to appellees. The judgment awarded $500,000…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- East Line & Red River Railroad v. ScottTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Reagan v. Guardian Life InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Foster v. Laredo Newspapers, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Randall's Food Markets, Inc. v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Dixon v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1980
- Webber v. M.W. Kellogg Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Bergman v. Oshman's Sporting Goods, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Ryder Truck Rentals, Inc. v. LathamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
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