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BESSENT v. TIMES-HERALD PRINTING CO.

No. C-4624.

709 S.W.2d 635 (1986)

Bill BESSENT, Petitioner, v. The TIMES-HERALD PRINTING COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spivey, Grigg, Kelly & Knisely, Broadus Spivey & Paul E. Knisely, Austin, for petitioner.

Jackson, Walker & Winstead, Jack Pew, Jr., and T. Michael Wilson, Dallas, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Bill Bessent sued the Times-Herald Printing Company for libel. The trial court rendered summary judgment for the Times-Herald. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment in an unpublished opinion. We grant writ of error and, without hearing oral argument, reverse the judgments of the district court and the court of appeals, and remand the cause to the district court for a trial on the merits. Tex.R.Civ.P. 483.

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