Legal Opinion
Minnieweather v. Brumley
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 24, 1992No. 23664-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VICTORY, Judge.
Martha Minnieweather filed suit against Cecil Brumley and Gannett River States Publishing Corporation seeking damages for defamation. The trial court sustained defendants’ exceptions of no right of action and no cause of action. Minnieweather appeals. We reverse in part, and dismiss in part.
FACTS
On March 5,1991, Martha Minnieweather filed suit for defamation as a result of an article written by staff writer Cecil Brum-ley on July 6, 1990 and published in the Monroe News-Star World entitled “POLICE SEEKING BASTROP LAWYER.” Minnieweather alleged in her petition that the article…
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