ABC, INC. v. SHANKS

No. 13-99-050-CV.

1 S.W.3d 230 (1999)

ABC, INC., Appellant, v. Eugene E. SHANKS, Sr. and Fliteline Maintenance, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled September 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Latham, Jackson & Walker, LLP, Susan W. Davidson, Houston, for appellant.

George E. Crow, Katy, for appellee.

Before Justices DORSEY, HINOJOSA, and RODRIGUEZ.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice RODRIGUEZ.

Appellant, ABC, Inc. ("ABC"), brings this interlocutory appeal1 from the denial of its motion for summary judgment in this defamation suit brought by appellees, Eugene E. Shanks, Sr. and Fliteline Maintenance, Inc. We reverse and render.

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