Legal Opinion
Larry Zerangue and Leon B. Carriere, Cross-Appellees v. Tsp Newspapers, Inc., Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1987No. 86-4189PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
In this libel case, two former law enforcement officials appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant newspaper company for failure to raise an issue of actual malice. The newspaper company cross-appeals the district court’s denial of summary judgment on the issues of whether the publications were substantially true and the plaintiffs libel proof. We affirm the district court on cross-appeal but, finding a genuine question of material fact as to actual malice, remand for trial on that issue.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1977, Leon B. Carriere was…
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