The Dallas Morning News, Inc. and Steve Blow, Petitioners v. John Tatum and Mary Ann Tatum, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated the trial court’s summary judgment for Steve Blow and The Dallas Morning News, holding that the column’s alleged defamatory implication that the Tatums acted deceptively is an opinion and is true, thus not actionable. Justice Boyd filed a concurring opinion disagreeing with the majority’s analysis of defamation terminology but joining the judgment.