Legal Opinion
Oden v. Reader
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided November 26, 1996No. 12-94-00286-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HADDEN, Justice.
Appellant, Ken Oden (“Oden”) appeals the trial court’s interlocutory order denying his motion for summary judgment, which was based upon the affirmative defense of official immunity. Thomas J. Reader (“Reader”) filed a defamation suit against Oden, individually and as County Attorney for Travis County, Texas, and two Texas newspapers, the Dallas Morning News and the Austin American-Statesman. Reader alleged that a public statement made by Oden and published in the two newspapers was false and, by its nature, was defamatory. In response, Oden filed a motion for summary judgment…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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