MOORE v. MEANS

No. 7925.

549 S.W.2d 417 (1977)

Clester R. MOORE, Appellant, v. Hugh Bevil MEANS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benton Musslewhite, Houston, for appellant.

Robert Q. Keith, Beaumont, for appellee.


DIES, Chief Justice.

Clester R. Moore, plaintiff below, was administrative assistant to the county judge of Hardin County. He was also publisher of a weekly newspaper "The Kountze News". On April 25, 1975, a meeting was called to discuss the county's plans for the collection and disposal of garbage. The defendant below Hugh Bevil Means, a county commissioner, and Moore were present at the meeting.

On Thursday, April 24, plaintiff Moore had published a story...

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