Legal Opinion
Morris v. Dallas Morning News, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided December 11, 1996No. 10-96-024-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CUMMINGS, Justice.
Appellants Todd Morris and Jeff Schafer, officers with the Corsicana Police Department, sued the appellee, the Dallas Morning News, for allegedly libelous accounts of their involvement in the arrest of an individual, Craig Steven Thomas, who died while in police custody. The Dallas Morning News moved for summary judgment on the grounds of, inter alia, truth and no actual malice. Appellants in a single point of error contend the court erred in granting the motion. We affirm.
I. STANDARD OF REVIEW
A summary judgment is proper only when a movant establishes that there is…
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