Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Co. v. Hagler

OPINION

BLEIL, Justice.

Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company appeals an adverse judgment in favor of Don Hagler for libel. The critical issue is whether legally and factually sufficient evidence supports the jury’s finding that Procter & Gamble acted with actual malice. We determine that there is some slight evidence but that it is wholly insufficient to support the finding. Because actual malice is a prerequisite to any recovery by Hagler, we reverse and remand this cause for a new trial.

Hagler had worked at Procter & Gamble’s Dallas plant for forty years. On Tuesday, February 26,1991,…