Legal Opinion
Mayfield v. Gleichert
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 31, 1972No. 632PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
This is an appeal from an instructed verdict in favor of the defendant in a libel suit.
Plaintiff, Dr. Imogene Mayfield, brought suit against defendant Dr. James E. Gleichert, alleging that Dr. Gleichert, while acting as Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Methodist Hospital in Dallas, made and published certain libelous and slanderous statements against her which resulted in her discharge, removal and expulsion from the staff of the hospital. Defendant denied generally the allegations of the petition and specially denied that he was guilty of malice in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hart v. Van ZandtTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- El Paso Times, Inc. v. TrexlerTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- International & G. N. R. Co. v. EdmundsonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
- Fitzjarrald v. Panhandle Publishing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1950
- Buck v. SavageCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Jeffrey M. Duffy v. Leading Edge Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Bozé v. BranstetterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Halbert v. City of Sherman, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Odem, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1996
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