Russo v. Kelly

LE SUEUR, Judge.

Plaintiff appealed a judgment maintaining defendants’ exception of no cause and no right of action and dismissing plaintiff’s action for libel, with prejudice, at plaintiff’s costs.

Plaintiff’s action for libel arises out of extended litigation (Sciortino v. Sciortino, 209 So.2d 355, La.App.4th Cir. 1968, writ refused 1968), in which plaintiff and defendants were opposing counsel. The matter came before this court three times before finally being determined. While under an order not to dispose of community property, plaintiff, as attorney, advised his client to sell community…