SALINAS v. TOWNSEND

No. 13-09-00421-CV.

365 S.W.3d 368 (2011)

Ester SALINAS, Appellant, v. Pat TOWNSEND and Norberto Salinas, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

January 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abner Burnett , Corina Spencer-Scheurich , San Juan , James C. Harrington , Austin, for Appellant.

Keith C. Livesay , Marcus C. Barrera , Barrera & Sanchez, PC, McAllen, Ricardo L. Salinas , Mission, for Appellees.

Before Justices GARZA, BENAVIDES, and WITTIG.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Memorandum Opinion by Justice GARZA.

Appellant, Ester Salinas, was found liable for slandering appellees, the current and former mayors of Mission, Texas. Appellant challenges the judgment by six issues, contending that: (1) her speech was constitutionally protected; (2) her statements were not, as a matter of law, unambiguous defamatory statements of fact; (3) appellees did not prove mental anguish; (4) appellees did not prove that her...

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