MITCHAM v. BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF TEX.

No. 9196.

670 S.W.2d 371 (1984)

David MITCHAM, et al., Appellants, v. The BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMS, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

April 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken E. Mackey, Harrison & Jordan, Corpus Christi, for appellants.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Susan German, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellees.


CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

David Mitcham and Eric Samuelson appeal from an adverse summary judgment in their suit for libel and deprivation of civil rights.

Mitcham and Samuelson were students at the University of Texas and were involved in a movement to abolish student government. On April 24, 1978, an article written by Samuelson appeared in the Daily Texan, the University newspaper, urging students to vote to reform the University's constitution....

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