Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Capital City Press

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 10, 1975No. 5045PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

315 So.2d 393 (1975)

Carlton WILSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

CAPITAL CITY PRESS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 5045.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

July 3, 1975.

Rehearing Denied July 24, 1975.

Writ Refused October 10, 1975.

F. W. Middleton, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

L. Hallman Woods, New Iberia, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRUGE, MILLER, and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.

FRUGE, Judge.

The defendant, Capital City Press, appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, Carlton Wilson for defamation. The action stems from an article appearing in the Morning Advocate on March 8, 1974 in…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Aafco Heating & Air Conditioning Co. v. Northwest Publications, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co.California Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Gazette, Inc. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  3. Howard L. Makofsky, Jr. v. Raymond C. Cunningham, IICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. Turf Lawnmower Repair, Inc. v. Bergen Record Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  5. Trahan v. RittermanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979

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