HBO v. HUCKABEE

No. 14-96-01528-CV.

995 S.W.2d 152 (1998)

HBO, A DIVISION OF TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., Appellant, v. Dean HUCKABEE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

August 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Drew Kennedy, Julie Anne Ford, R. James George, Jr., Austin, for appellant.

Diana A. Marshall, J. Tynan Kelly, Houston, for appellee.

Before Justices YATES, MAURICE E. AMIDEI and EDELMAN.


OPINION

MAURICE E. AMIDEI, Justice.

This appeal arises from a defamation suit brought by Dean Huckabee (Huckabee), appellee, against HBO, a Division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (HBO), Lee Grant, Virginia Cotts, Joseph Feury Productions, Inc., and Home Box Office, Inc. The trial court denied the motion for summary judgment filed by appellants.1 We reverse and render.

I. FACTS

This is a defamation...

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