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FINKLEA v. JACKSONVILLE DAILY PROGRESS

No. 12-87-0021-CV.

742 S.W.2d 512 (1987)

Harold Lloyd FINKLEA, Appellant, v. The JACKSONVILLE DAILY PROGRESS, the Tyler Morning Telegraph, David Leary, the City of Rusk, Texas, the Rusk Police Department, Randy Hatch, Mike Thomas, the Cherokeean of Rusk, Texas and John/Jane Doe Number One, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Jones, The Potter Firm, Tyler, John S. Ament, Jacksonville, Steven R. Guy, Rusk, for appellees.

Harold Lloyd Finklea, pro se.

BILL BASS, Justice.

This is a libel action in which summary judgment was granted in favor of all defendant newspapers and the City of Rusk and against plaintiff-appellant, Finklea. We affirm the judgment.

Finklea asserts the allegedly defamatory statement was made to news reporters by the Police Chief and Assistant Police Chief of the city of Rusk. The statement was subsequently printed in the defendant newspapers...

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