Ritchey v. Azar

FORET, Judge.

This is a suit for damages allegedly caused by defamatory statements in a prior suit between the same parties. Based upon a compromise agreement entered into by the parties terminating the first suit, defendants herein interposed a peremptory *729exception of res judicata which the trial court sustained, dismissing plaintiff’s suit. Plaintiff appeals.

The first suit entitled “Bernard et al. v. Rose Mary Azar and Paul J. Azar, Sr.” (Docket No. 69,424, 15th Judicial District Court) was brought in 1977 by Dan A. Rit-chey, Jr. and others to remove a cloud on the title of certain property…