Legal Opinion
Foster v. Laredo Newspapers, Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 1976No. B-5747Published
1Opinion of the Court
541 S.W.2d 809 (1976)
John E. FOSTER, Petitioner,
v.
LAREDO NEWSPAPERS, INC., Respondent.
No. B-5747.
Supreme Court of Texas.
July 14, 1976.
Jacob G. Hornberger, Laredo, for petitioner.
Mann, Castillon, Freed & Kazen, George P. Kazen, Laredo, for respondent.
SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.
This libel action instituted by John E. Foster against Laredo Newspapers, Inc. affords this court an opportunity to interpret recent rulings of the United States Supreme Court that establish differing standards of care applicable to various classes of defamation plaintiffs. The trial court rendered a take-nothing summary…
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