Legal Opinion

Dell R. Cullum v. Dalene M. White and Diamond A. Ranch

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided December 14, 2011No. 04-09-00695-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

Dell Cullum appeals the judgment awarding Dalene White actual and punitive damages on her libel claim and the permanent injunction entered as a pretrial sanction.

Background

White is the owner of Diamond A Ranch in Leakey, Texas, which among other enterprises, operates an exotic game ranch. White and her family are well known in the community as long-time residents and ranchers. White hired her son Damon to run the hunting operation on the Ranch, and witnesses testified he was a proficient ranch manager. Residents of the community and family…

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