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BRASHER v. CARR

No. C14-86-753-CV.

743 S.W.2d 674 (1987)

Lynn BRASHER, Appellant, v. Walter CARR & Al Thiel, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied January 7, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beatrice Mladenka-Fowler, Houston, for appellant.

Richard Warren Mithoff, Craig Smyser, Houston, for appellees.

Before JUNELL, SEARS and DRAUGHN, JJ.

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

Lynn Brasher, plaintiff below, appeals the granting of separate motions for summary judgment brought by the two defendants to his libel suit. The allegedly libelous publications were political pamphlets criticizing Brasher's performance as mayor of the city of South Houston. Walter Carr authored the pamphlets printed at Al Thiel's printing shop. The significant issues on appeal require balancing the appellees' First Amendment rights...

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