Legal Opinion
Channel Two Television Co. v. Dickerson
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided February 12, 1987No. 01-86-0385-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOYT, Justice.
In this original proceeding on writ of mandamus, Channel Two Television seeks to compel the trial judge, the Hon. Charles A. Dickerson, to vacate his order compelling production of material that Channel Two claims is covered by a qualified reporter’s privilege. We conditionally grant the writ of mandamus.
This proceeding arises out of a lawsuit between Jack Fletcher and George Aubin, two former business partners. Fletcher sued Aubin, claiming that Aubin had made a number of misrepresentations to him concerning their business ventures. Fletcher also alleged that Aubin’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Charles Baker v. F & F InvestmentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. James Burke, Anthony Perla, Rocco Perla, and Richard KuhnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Cuthbertson, Gerald M. Appeal of Cbs Inc., Third Party WitnessCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Dallas Morning News Co. v. Garcia, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1991
- Dolcefino v. Ray, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
- Campbell v. KlevenhagenDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1991
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