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MARS, INC. v. GONZALEZ

No. 10-99-166-CV.

71 S.W.3d 434 (2002)

MARS, INCORPORATED, Appellant, v. Lino GONZALEZ, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Overruled April 17, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick deB. Bostwick, III, Keith C. Cameron, Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, P.C., Waco, Harry Harmon, David A. Flores, Harmon & Davies, P.C., Lancaster, PA, for appellant.

Minor L. Helm, Jr., Michael G. Cosby, Pakis, Giotes, Beard & Page, P.C., Waco, for appellee.

Before Chief Justice DAVIS, Justice VANCE, and Justice GRAY.

OPINION

TOM GRAY, Justice.

Lino Gonzalez sued Mars, Incorporated and two independent contractors for libel. He won a 2 million dollar verdict against Mars. Mars appeals. We reverse and render.

BACKGROUND

Gonzalez supervised two design contractors, Steve Morton and Jesse Tollison, at the Mars plant in Waco, Texas. The contractors claimed Gonzalez verbally abused them. Tollison claimed Gonzalez...

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