Evans v. Houston Printing Corp.

I am unable to agree with the views of the majority of the Court that the pleadings of appellant and the evidence adduced on the trial of the case raised a material issue of fact for the determination of the jury.

Appellant in filing this action sought recovery of damages claimed by him to have resulted from the publication of false and malicious statements concerning himself and the ship he commanded in articles published and circulated by the Houston Post on August 8th and 9th, 1946.

On the trial, after the submission of the •case, the jury reported that it was unable to answer the issues…