Allen v. Salina Broadcasting, Inc.

BILLINGS, Judge.

Defendant School District No. 1, Dallas County, was granted summary judgment on Count II of plaintiff John W. Allen’s four-count amended petition in which he sought damages against five defendants for alleged defamatory statements.

Initially, we are confronted with the School District’s motion to dismiss this appeal as premature because the summary judgment did not dispose of all parties and all issues. We find no merit in this contention. The trial court’s docket sheet clearly shows the order granting summary judgment for the School District was made final for purpose of…