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WEHLING v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM

No. 83-1294 Summary Calendar.

721 F.2d 506 (1983)

Carl D. WEHLING and Geraldine D. Wehling, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 19, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Westbrook, Schroeder & Piker, Joel W. Westbrook, Edward J. Schroeder, II, San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Baker & Botts, William J. Dyer, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, TATE and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Carl Wehling and his wife brought a diversity suit against Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) for defamation of character and invasion of privacy. On motion for summary judgment, the suit was dismissed based on a defense of truth established by collateral estoppel. We affirm.

CBS aired a television broadcast on CBS Evening News, Monday, August 18, 1975. The gist of the report was that Wehling, through a corporate network...

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