Legal Opinion
ZYZY CORP. v. Hernandez
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided January 26, 2011No. 04-10-00311-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.
In this interlocutory appeal, ZYZY Corporation, publisher of the Eagle Pass News-Guide, a newspaper of general circulation in Maverick County, complains of the trial court’s order denying its motion for summary judgment in a libel suit brought by Gloria Hernandez. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(6) (West 2008). We hold Hernandez’s suit is not barred by limitations and that ZYZY did not establish as a matter of law that Hernandez is a public figure. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s order.
BACKGROUND
The lawsuit arises out of an…
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