CHRISTY v. STAUFFER PUBLICATIONS, INC.

No. B-1158.

437 S.W.2d 814 (1969)

Vern E. CHRISTY, Petitioner, v. STAUFFER PUBLICATIONS, INC., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

February 19, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards & Brackett, James R. Edwards, Lubbock, for petitioner.

Simpson, Adkins, Fullingim & Hankins, Jewett E. Huff and A. B. Hankins, Amarillo, for respondents.


McGEE, Justice.

Petitioner brought this suit for libel, and the Seventh Court of Civil Appeals has affirmed summary judgment for respondents Stauffer Publications, Inc. and Bob Izzard. We reverse both judgments and remand the cause for trial on the merits.

On August 17, 1966, petitioner was charged with "investigation of armed robbery" of a grocery store in Amarillo. A store employee had told police that petitioner "* * * looked like the man who committed...

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