Celanese, Ltd. v. James E. Johnston

NUMBER 13-02-097-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

CELANESE, LTD. Appellants,

v.

JAMES E. JOHNSTON, Appellee.

On appeal from the County Court at Law No 4

of Nueces County, Texas.

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Dorsey

Opinion by Chief Justice Valdez

James E. Johnston brought suit against his former employer, Celanese Ltd., for breach of contract and defamation after Celanese terminated him, putatively on grounds that Johnston allegedly falsified an expense report. A jury found in favor of Johnston on the…