Legal Opinion

Primeaux v. Comeaux

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 9, 1916No. 20856PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette; William Campbell, Judge. Action by Evia Primeaux against Jules Comeaux. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

Plaintiff sued defendant for a separation from bed and board on the grounds of public defamation, abuse, and cruel treatment. Defendant for answer denied the charges. Judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff has appealed, but has made no appearance by counsel in this court.

[1] We have carefully considered the evidence in the case. The alleged public defamation by the husband consisted of utterances by him to the wife’s brother, his own brother, and to a friend of the family,’from whom he sought advice in his domestic troubles. As we read the evidence, the husband…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ashton v. GruckerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
  2. Fleytas v. PigneguySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1836

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. McKoin v. McKoinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
  2. Barnes v. BarnesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
  3. Veal v. VealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
  4. Watson v. WatsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
  5. Weiser v. WeiserSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929

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