YIAMOUYIANNIS v. THOMPSON

No. 04-87-00673-CV.

764 S.W.2d 338 (1988)

John YIAMOUYIANNIS, Appellant, v. Paul THOMPSON, the Express-News Corporation, the Bexar County Medical Society and Dr. Randall S. Preissig, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle Cobb, Jr., San Antonio, for appellant.

Mark J. Cannan, Lang, Cross, Ladon, Boldrick & Green, Sharon E. Calloway, Groce, Locke & Hebdon, San Antonio, for appellees.

Before ESQUIVEL, BUTTS and PEEPLES, JJ.


OPINION

PEEPLES, Justice.

In this libel case, plaintiff appeals a summary judgment granted on the ground that the defendants' statements were constitutionally protected opinions and not actionable assertions of fact. Plaintiff also complains of certain discovery orders. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

During a referendum campaign in 1985 to authorize fluoridated water in San Antonio, plaintiff John Yiamouyiannis publicly opposed...

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