DARRAH v. HINDS

No. 2-86-079-CV.

720 S.W.2d 689 (1986)

Leslie Lee DARRAH and Leslie Lee Darrah, Jr., Appellants, v. Caron K. HINDS and Interfirst Bank South Fort Worth, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

November 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Wendell Enlow, Fort Worth, for appellants.

Cantey, Hanger, Gooch, Munn & Collins, and Perry J. Cockerell, Clifford F. McMaster, Fort Worth, for appellees.

Before HOPKINS, FARRIS and KELTNER, JJ.


OPINION

KELTNER, Justice.

This is a libel suit seeking money damages against InterFirst Bank South, Fort Worth, and one of its officers. The trial court granted a summary judgment to the Bank, holding that the alleged libelous statements were protected by an absolute privilege.

We affirm.

Suit arises out of statements made in an affidavit in another cause of action in a county court at law. In that case the Bank sought a writ of sequestration...

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