Legal Opinion
Walker v. Associated Press
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 15, 1968No. 48512PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
Edwin A. Walker, a former Major General in the United States Army, brought this action for libel against the Associated Press and the Times Picayune Publishing Corporation. After a jury trial, the court rendered judgment against the defendants, in solido, in the sum of two million, two hundred fifty thousand ($2,250,000.00) dollars. The defendants appealed.
The Court of Appeal reduced the judgment to seventy-five thousand ($75,000.00) and affirmed. See La.App., 191 So.2d 727. Both defendants petitioned this Court for writs of review. We denied the application of Associated…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Walker v. Associated PressLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Walker v. Associated PressSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. SnyderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Edwin A. Walker v. The Pulitzer Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
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- Bienvenu v. AngelleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Walker v. Associated PressLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
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