Buchanan v. Masood

COUNTISS, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment dismissing a suit by appellant Jim Buchanan (hereafter “Buchanan”) against appellees Jonathan A. Masood and others (hereafter “ap-pellees”). The single point of error present ed by Buchanan requires this court to determine whether the trial court erred in dismissing the case and refusing to reinstate it. We affirm.

Buchanan filed suit against the appellees on September 27, 1978, alleging their responsibility for publication of a false, malicious, and defamatory letter about him and seeking $10,000 in damages. The appellees responded with…