Ruble Langston v. Eagle Publishing Company A/K/A Eagle Printing Company

This is a libel suit in which the plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment that was entered in favor of the defendants. Appellants, who were the plaintiffs below, are: (1) Ruble Langston; (2) the Three L Trust, which sued through its trustee, Ruble Langston; (3) Trailite, Inc., a corporation which manufactured livestock trailers, and (4) Michael Luther, a shareholder and president of Trailite. Defendants, now appellees, are the Eagle Publishing Company, which publishes the Bryan-College Station Eagle, publisher John Williams, editor Glenn Dromgoole and reporter Jann Snell.