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HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL RY. CO. v. WHERRY

No. 16755.

548 S.W.2d 743 (1976)

HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY et al., Appellants, v. Joe W. WHERRY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied March 10, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulbright & Jaworski, John D. Gilpin, Osborne J. Dykes III, Thomas O. Matlock, Jr., Houston, for appellants.

Helm, Pletcher, Hogan & Burrow, George E. Pletcher, J. Donald Bowen, Houston, for appellee.

PEDEN, Justice.

Mr. Joe Wherry alleged in this libel action that the appellants had made a false written statement branding him a drug addict. His specific complaint was that on or about August 23, 1972, and prior thereto, the defendant, Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company, acting through its agents and employees, T. Minahan, D. H. Montgomery, and Bill Robins, acting in the course and scope of their employment for defendant, Houston Belt & Terminal Railway...

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