Perry v. Greanias

OPINION ON REHEARING

MARGARET GARNER MIRABAL, Justice.

We deny appellant’s motion for rehearing, withdraw our opinion and judgment dated May 23, 2002, and substitute this opinion in its stead. ,

Appellant, Peary Perry, sued appellee, George Greanias, former City of Houston Controller, alleging libel, slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and violations of his constitutional due process and free speech rights. 1 Perry challenges the trial court’s granting of Greanias’s motion for summary judgment based on various affirmative defenses of immunity and privilege. We address whether…