Legal Opinion
Zarate v. Cortinas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 23, 1977No. 1188PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
NYE, Chief Justice.
Our original opinion has been withdrawn and this opinion is substituted therefor. This is a summary judgment case. Plaintiff Constantino Zarate brought suit for damages against Miguel (Mike) P. Cortinas, Jr. for allegedly slanderous statements made in a complaint filed with the Sheriff’s office in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment claiming that the alleged slanderous statement was absolutely privileged. After considering both parties’ summary judgment evidence, the trial court granted the motion.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Reagan v. Guardian Life InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Denton Publishing Company v. BoydTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Bradford v. MahanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
- Gulf Construction Company v. MottCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Koehler v. DuboseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Campbell v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Hurlbut v. Gulf Atlantic Life Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
- Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Halbert v. City of Sherman, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Knox v. Taylor, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
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