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· 12/17/1986

Silcott v. Oglesby

Citations

  • 721 S.W.2d 290
  • 55 U.S.L.W. 2399
  • 30 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 114
  • 1986 Tex. LEXIS 599

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  • holding mental anguish recoverable for libel as intentional tort
  • requiring showing of probable prejudice to reverse judgment on ground of improper ex parte communication
  • requiring showing of probable prejudice to reverse judgment on ground of improper ex parte communication
  • requiring showing of probable prejudice to reverse judgment on ground of improper ex parte communication
  • explaining, in interference with possessory rights case, that “the real loss sustained by a parent is not the loss of any financial benefit to be gained from the child, but is the loss of love, advice, comfort, companionship and society”
  • jurors alone “resolve conflicts and inconsistencies in the testimony of any one witness as well as in the testimony of different witnesses”

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