Legal Opinion
KTRK TELEVISION v. Felder
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided April 10, 1997No. 14-96-00310-CVPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURPHY, Chief Justice.
This is an interlocutory appeal by media defendants from the denial of a motion for summary judgment in a defamation case. See Tex. Crv. PRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(6) (Vernon Supp.1997). Bettye Felder sued KTRK Television, Inc. d/b/a KTRK-TV and two of its reporters, Minerva Perez and Shara Fryer (collectively referred to as “KTRK”), alleging she was defamed by a January 6, 1994, news broadcast (“the Broadcast”). The Broadcast reported allegations by parents of students that Felder, a Dowling Middle School teacher, had physically threatened and verbally abused…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Montgomery v. KennedyTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Hurlbut v. Gulf Atlantic Life Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
- Cain v. Hearst Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Dolcefino v. Randolph, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- Byron D. Neely, Individually, and Byron D. Neely, M.D., P.A. v. Nanci Wilson, CBS Stations Group of Texas, L.P., D/B/A Keye-Tv and Viacom, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2013
- Knox v. Taylor, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
- Rehak Creative Services, Inc. and Robert Rehak v. Ann L. Witt, Ellen Witt, Raymond Witt and Ann Witt Campaign, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
- Newspaper Holdings, Inc. v. Crazy Hotel Assisted Living, Ltd.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2013
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