Legal Opinion
Davis v. Benton
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 2004No. 2003 CA 0851PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
874 So.2d 185 (2004)
Victoria DAVIS
v.
J. Barrett BENTON.
No. 2003 CA 0851.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
February 23, 2004.
Paulette Porter La Bostrie, St. Gabriel, Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant Victoria Davis.
Jay M. Simon, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee J. Barrett Benton.
Before: WHIPPLE, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ.
KUHN, J.
Victoria Davis filed a suit for damages against J. Barrett Benton, asserting that a letter he wrote defamed her. The trial court granted Benton's special motion to strike pursuant to Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure article 971 and dismissed Davis'…
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