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PUTTER v. ANDERSON

No. 20206.

601 S.W.2d 73 (1980)

Robert PUTTER, Appellant, v. Barry ANDERSON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Lannen, Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld, Dallas, for appellant.

Jack C. Pate, Robert M. Gorsky, Burleson, Pate & Gibson, Dallas, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, CARVER and HUMPHREYS, JJ.

CARVER, Justice.

Robert Putter appeals from a judgment for three libels obtained against him by Barry Anderson, a Dallas police officer. We reverse and render as to two of the claimed libels because (1) Anderson's pleading and proof raised the issue of absolute privilege, and (2) Anderson's proof showed, as a matter of law, that two of the libels, being separate defamatory letters from Putter to the Dallas Police Department's Internal Affairs Division, were published...

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