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McCOLLUM v. RED RIVER VALLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY

No. 7125.

352 S.W.2d 144 (1961)

Melvin McCOLLUM v. RED RIVER VALLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mullinax, Wells, Morris & Mauzy, Dallas, for appellant.

Joe A. Keith and Frank R. Roark, Jr., Sherman, Gullett & Gullett, Denison, for appellee.

DENTON, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by appellant, Melvin McCollum, against the Red River Valley Publishing Company, appellee, to recover damages resulting from an alleged libelous article appearing in appellee's newspaper, "The Sherman Democrat," on October 24, 1959. A jury was duly empaneled and heard testimony from both parties. At the close of the evidence the trial court overruled appellee's motion for a peremptory instruction. Thereupon the court...

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