Legal Opinion
D'Echaux v. D'Echaux
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 9, 1913No. 19,491PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by Mrs. Lea D’Echaux against Mrs. Jules D’Eehaux. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
The plaintiff sues her mother-in-law in damages for slander. The slander is alleged in the petition as follows:
“That on May 22, 1911, in the city of New Orleans, at the premises 1467 N. Miro street, Mrs. Jules D’Echaux, of lawful age and a resident of this city and state, in the presence of Alice McCarkle, Lulu Couret, and Mrs. Arnold D’Echaux, did maliciously and slanderously defame your petitioner, Mrs. Lea D’Echaux, stating ‘that petitioner was a common woman, and when her husband would be out on business, instead of staying at home, would be out with other men to champagne suppers, and…
2Cited by4 opinions
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