RUSSELL v. CLARK

No. 20709.

620 S.W.2d 865 (1981)

Royal RUSSELL and Gulf States Energy Corporation, Appellants, v. W. Scott CLARK, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied September 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Awalt, Dallas, for appellants.

Wayne Pearson, Burford & Ryburn, Dallas, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, STOREY and STEPHENS, JJ.


STEPHENS, Justice.

This is a suit for libel resulting from a letter written by defendant, a practicing attorney, to plaintiffs' investors seeking evidence for use in pending litigation. The trial court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment from which plaintiffs appeal. The controlling question is whether the letter is absolutely privileged. We conclude that it is, and affirm.

After the supreme court's reversal and remand to the trial court of an...

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