DALLAS COUNTY v. HARPER

No. 95-1067.

913 S.W.2d 207 (1995)

DALLAS COUNTY, Texas, Petitioner, v. Dewell Ray HARPER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melanie Barton, Dallas, for petitioner.

Jon R. Ker, Hewitt, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

This is a libel and slander case. We are presented with two issues: (1) whether an indictment is tangible personal property under the Texas Tort Claims Act; and (2) whether the statute of limitations is tolled on a defamation claim until the aggrieved discovers the source of the defamatory material. We answer the first question in the negative. Consequently, we need not reach the second. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and render judgment...

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