Beaumont Enterprise & Journal v. Smith

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Judge Clyde E. Smith sued the Beaumont Enterprise & Journal and its reporter, Linda Gilchriest, for libel. A jury trial ended in a mistrial; thereafter, the defendants moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted their motion. Holding that there were fact issues presented, the court of appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded the cause for a new trial. 677 S.W.2d 176. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

The article which forms the basis for Judge Smith’s libel claim was written by Linda Gilchriest and published in the Beaumont…