HARRIS v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.

No. 11427.

405 S.W.2d 613 (1966)

Dr. Paul HARRIS, Appellant, v. The COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Jamail, John Gano, Don M. Barnett, Houston, for appellant.

Clark, Thomas, Harris, Denius & Winters, John Coates, Mary Joe Carroll, Austin, for appellees.


ARCHER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court granting appellees' motion for a summary judgment in a suit for damages sustained by appellant as a result of a tort in the nature of a libel and slander committed by the appellees in this State by means of the telecasting on May 22, 1963 of a program entitled "The Great Land Swindle" over various television stations throughout this State.

The suit was tried on Appellant's Fourth Amended...

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