Doubleday & Co., Inc. v. Rogers
Texas Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
BARROW, Justice.
This is a libel suit brought by respondent, Dr. N. Jay Rogers, against petitioners, Harvey Katz and Doubleday & Co., Inc. Katz authored and Doubleday published a book entitled Shadow on the Alamo, which admittedly contained a libel regarding Dr. Rogers. The jury found that the statement inquired about was made with malice. The jury further found that Dr. Rogers had suffered no actual damage from the publication, but that exemplary damages of $2,500,000 should be assessed. The trial court, because of the “zero” actual damage finding, rendered a take-nothing judgment. The court…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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