ROSE v. ENTERPRISE CO.

No. 8641.

617 S.W.2d 737 (1981)

Aaron ROSE, et al., Appellants, v. The ENTERPRISE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ned Johnson, Beaumont, for appellants.

Chilton O'Brien, Beaumont, for appellee.


KEITH, Justice.

Four plaintiffs, Aaron Rose, Felix Burris, C. C. Moss, and Russell Adkins, appeal from an order granting a summary judgment to the defendant below in their action for libel. We reverse and remand for a trial on the merits.

The defendant is the owner and publisher of two daily newspapers in Beaumont, the Enterprise being a morning paper while the Journal is published in the afternoon. Each paper has a large circulation in the city and adjacent...

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