Tuyes v. Chambers
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Action by Mrs. Ceeile Tuyes against Loan J. Chambers. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.
This is an action sounding in damages for alleged slanderous and libelous words and matter which plaintiff claims were uttered and published by defendant in order to compel her to pay a debt which she alleges she did not owe. Summarized, the grounds of complaint were, in substance, about as follows:(1) Insulting and defamatory remarks made at King’s grocery store, corner Thalia and Dryades. streets, in which it is alleged that defendant called her a “deadbeat” and asserted that she was “no lady.”(2) Similar remarks made to plaintiff’s daughter, Mrs. Blanche McCann, on Melpomene street, in…
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- Martin v. PicayuneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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