VILLARREAL v. HARTE-HANKS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

No. 13-89-197-CV.

787 S.W.2d 131 (1990)

Elda VILLARREAL, Appellant, v. HARTE-HANKS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled April 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Kolb, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Jorge C. Rangel, Rangel & Chriss, Corpus Christi, Mike A. Hatchell, Ramey, Flock, Hutchins & Jeffus, Tyler, David H. Donaldson, Graves, Daugherty, Hearon & Moody, Austin, for appellees.

Before NYE, C.J., KENNEDY and BENAVIDES, JJ.


OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a libel action. Appellant, Elda Villarreal, sued appellees, Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc., and Greg Fieg-Pizano, author of an article published on February 8, 1985 in the Corpus Christi Times, and several other entities. Appellant contended that this article dealing with her activities as a Child Protective Services (CPS) specialist with the Texas Department of Human Resources (TDHR) was libelous. The jury determined...

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