Putter v. Anderson

CARVER, Justice.

Robert Putter appeals from a judgment for three libels obtained against him by Barry Anderson, a Dallas police officer. We reverse and render as to two of the claimed libels because (1) Anderson’s pleading and proof raised the issue of absolute privilege, and (2) Anderson’s proof showed, as a matter of law, that two of the libels, being separate defamatory letters from Putter to the Dallas Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division, were published to a quasi-judicial body and hence were absolutely privileged. We reverse and remand as to the third claimed libel, a defamatory…