Carter Publications, Inc. v. Fleming

Mr. Judge Taylor

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.

Ollie Fleming brought this suit for libel against Carter Publications, Inc.,'et ah, complaining that he had been damaged in his good name by publication in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram of an article falsely stating that he had been convicted of the crime of perjury. The parties will be referred to as in the trial court.

The case was submitted to the jury on special issues, and on the answers thereto judgment was rendered for plaintiff against the defendant, Carter Publications, Inc. The Court of Civil Appeals…