Ferguson v. Houston Press Co.

The appellant brought suit for damages suffered by reason of alleged defamation by publications in regard to him in the Houston Press, a daily newspaper. The appellee pleaded, as a defense, that the publications complained of were true, privileged matters, and published without malice. After hearing the evidence, the court concluded that the matters of defense were conclusively proven, and peremptorily instructed the jury to return a verdict in favor of the ap-pellee. The appeal is to reverse the ruling made by the court.

The simple question on appeal is that of whether or not the evidence…