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CAIN v. HEARST CORP.

No. D-4171.

878 S.W.2d 577 (1994)

Clyde Ura CAIN, Sr., Appellant, v. HEARST CORPORATION d/b/a the Houston Chronicle Publishing Company, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 22, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde Ura Cain, Sr., pro se.

Joseph G. Chumlea, Dallas, amicus curiae.

William W. Ogden and Stacy W. Beasley, Houston, for appellee.

Justice GONZALEZ delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice HECHT, Justice CORNYN and Justice ENOCH join.

This case comes to us on certified questions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. We are asked to decide two issues: 1) whether Texas recognizes the tort of false light invasion of privacy, and 2) if Texas recognizes this tort, which statute of limitations governs that action.1

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