Legal Opinion
Freedom Communications, Inc. v. Brand
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided September 21, 1995No. 13-94-207-CV, 13-94-599-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., Justice.
Freedom Communications, Inc. publishes The Monitor, a daily newspaper in McAllen, Texas. Othal E. Brand, Sr., the Mayor of McAllen, sued the newspaper for libel allegedly ensuing from a column written by the newspaper’s editor, R. Daniel Cavazos. Ca-vazos wrote five editorials which appeared in The Monitor between June 7,1992 and April 11, 1993. Brand alleged generally that the editorials constituted a personal and malicious attack on his character and impliedly accused him of criminal conduct and dishonesty in office. Specifically, Brand alleged that…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Meru v. Huerta, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
- Pentico v. Mad-Wayler, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1998
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