Legal Opinion
City of Dallas v. Moreau
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 29, 1986No. 13-85-364-CVPublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NYE, Chief Justice.
This is a tort action. Appellee Stephen M. Moreau originally sued appellant, the City of Dallas, and two city employees in libel, alleging that appellant’s employees maliciously published a letter discharging him from city employment. From a judgment based on favorable jury findings, the City of Dallas appeals. We reverse.
A review of the facts is important. Ap-pellee testified to the following facts. He was employed by the City of Dallas in the City Marshall’s Office, Bailiff Division, at the time of the events in question. He was a certified peace officer. As a…
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