Legal Opinion
McIlvain v. Jacobs
Texas Supreme Court
Decided September 6, 1990No. C-8149PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOK, Justice.
This is a defamation suit filed by respondents Emerick Jacobs, Jr. and Joyce Moore against petitioners Judd Mcllvain, Gulf Television Corporation and Corinthian Broadcasting Corporation. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of petitioners, but the court of appeals reversed the judgment and remanded the cause to the trial court. 759 S.W.2d 467. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Jacobs and Moore work for the City of Houston Water Maintenance Division. In December 1982, Judd Mcllvain broadcast a news…
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