Cotonio v. Guglielmo

Plaintiff sues the defendants, four in number, for libel in the sum of $20,000. There was judgment below rejecting plaintiff’s demand on the ground that, while the charge was untrue, defendants had probable cause to think that it was true, and that they acted without malice.

Plaintiff is a notary public in the city of New Orleans and also a practicing lawyer. He has practiced law and,held the office of notary for a number of years. On December 2,. 1923, plaintiff was called upon 'to receive and did receive, in nuncupative form, by public act, the last will and testament of Giuseppe Guglielmo,…