Wenco of El Paso/Las Cruces, Inc. v. Nazario

OPINION

WOODARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a partial summary judgment finding the Defendant Wendy’s liable for slander, and a resulting jury verdict awarding the Plaintiff Nazario $187,-500.00 actual and $100,000.00 punitive damages. We affirm.

Point of Error No. One contends error in the granting of the partial summary judgment as Wendy’s received improper notice. Appellant relies on Williams v. City of Angleton, 724 S.W.2d 414 (Tex.App. — Houston [1st Dist.] 1987, writ ref’d n.r.e.), for the premise that a non-movant in a summary judgment is entitled to a full twenty-one days’ notice…