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CASSO v. BRAND

No. C-7246.

776 S.W.2d 551 (1989)

Ramiro CASSO, M.D., Petitioner, v. Othal E. BRAND, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied October 11, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Casso and Roger Reed, McAllen, for petitioner.

Donald W. Allee, McAllen, for respondent.

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This case involves the showing a defendant must make to obtain a summary judgment in Texas courts in a defamation action brought by a public official or public figure. The court of appeals reversed the trial court's summary judgment in favor of defendant and remanded for a trial on the merits, holding that defendant had failed to establish an absence of actual malice as a matter of law. 742 S.W.2d 726

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