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MARTIN v. SOUTHWESTERN ELEC. POWER CO.

No. 06-93-00017-CV.

860 S.W.2d 197 (1993)

Mike MARTIN and Wife, Brenda Martin, Appellants, v. SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied August 31, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Ammerman, II, Parish, Parish & Ammerman, Gilmer, for appellants.

Herbert Boyland, Harbour, Kenley, Boyland, Smith, Longview, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., and BLEIL and GRANT, JJ.

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Southwestern Electric Power Company's president wrote a letter to several company line foremen about safety practices. In the letter he reported critical comments about Mike Martin's work habits. Martin sued SWEPCO for libel, but the trial court rendered summary judgment that he take nothing. Because we find that the statements in the letter are privileged and the summary judgment evidence establishes that they were not...

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