OUTLET CO. v. INTERN. SEC. GROUP

No. 04-83-00602-CV.

693 S.W.2d 621 (1985)

The OUTLET COMPANY and Baxter Gentry, Appellants, v. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY GROUP, INC. and Richard Medlin, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied June 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Green, Mark J. Cannan, Lang, Cross & Ladon Firm, San Antonio, for appellants.

James L. Branton, Susan Combs, San Antonio, for appellees.

Before BUTTS, TIJERINA and STOREY, JJ.


OPINION

STOREY, Justice (Assigned).

Richard C. Medlin sued The Outlet Company, the operator of television station KSAT, for libel arising out of a television news broadcast which alleged that Medlin was engaged in a multi-million dollar gun smuggling scheme. The trial court's judgment awarded Medlin general, special and exemplary damages totaling $1,600,000.00 based upon jury findings of falsity and malice. Among...

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