Hairford v. Long

GUIDRY, Judge.

The defendant, Gordon Long, appeals the judgment of the trial court awarding plaintiff, Wayne Hairford, $3,000.00 for an alleged defamation. We reverse.

The remark which forms the basis of this suit was part of the defendant’s testimony as a witness in another defamation suit brought by the plaintiff. The suits arose as a result of the plaintiff’s expulsion from the Lake View Hunting Club. The board of directors of the club voted to expel the plaintiff on April 28, 1978. The plaintiff brought suit against two members of the board of directors, J.C. Meche and Burke Veillon. During…