Legal Opinion

Garrett v. Kneass

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 22, 1986No. 17446-CAPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

482 So.2d 876 (1986)

Bobby GARRETT, Appellee,

v.

Roger KNEASS, et al., Appellants.

No. 17446-CA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 22, 1986.

Writ Denied March 21, 1986.

Loridans, Beresko & Loridans by Henri Loridans, Bossier City, for appellee.

Bowers & Bowers by Gary A. Bowers, Shreveport, for appellants.

Before JASPER E. JONES, NORRIS and LINDSAY, JJ.

NORRIS, Judge.

This is a suit for defamation. The defendant, Roger Kneass, allegedly called the plaintiff, Bobby Garrett, a "thug" in a crowded room. Kneass then went to a restaurant and reported to several people that Garrett had…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Cangelosi v. SCHWEGMANN BROS., ETC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  4. Madison v. BoltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  5. Carter v. Catfish CabinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Fortson v. ColangeloDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2006
  5. Martin v. Lincoln General Hosp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1991

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