BARNES v. CLAYTON HOUSE MOTEL

No. 4774.

435 S.W.2d 616 (1968)

Carlton BARNES, Appellant, v. CLAYTON HOUSE MOTEL, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

December 12, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Stephens, Dallas, for appellant.

Strasburger, Price, Kelton, Martin & Unis, John Marks, Jr., Dallas, for appellee.


OPINION

WILSON, Justice.

Summary judgment for defendant was rendered in plaintiff's libel action. Defendant's sole contention concerns the question of whether there was a publication of the asserted libelous letter.

The undisputed facts are as follows: Defendant operates a motel. An unknown person registered under the name of Burne, giving a fictitious address and falsely stating his automobile license number to be that of a vehicle registered in...

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