ODENEAL v. WOFFORD

No. 05-82-01395-CV.

668 S.W.2d 819 (1984)

William ODENEAL and Lou Odeneal, Appellant, v. C.J. WOFFORD, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied April 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Odeneal, Dallas, for appellant.

W.C. Wofford, Jr., pro se.

Before CARVER, ALLEN and SHUMPERT, JJ.


CARVER, Justice.

The Odeneals filed suit against Wofford for defaming them in letters to a State Bar Grievance Committee responding to a complaint filed by Mrs. Odeneal. The trial court granted Wofford summary judgment on the ground that his statements were absolutely privileged. The Odeneals appeal and argue that no privilege applies because the Grievance Committee should not be considered a quasi-judicial body; that an absolute privilege should not apply to responses...

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