Madere v. Alexandre
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. John the Baptist; Prentice E. Edrington, Judge. Action by Joseph Madere and Louis S. Vilemont against Charles Alexandre. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss.
LAND, J.
This is a suit to recover $5,000 damages for public defamation.
The petition alleges that the plaintiffs are partners in a mercantile business carried on near Laplace, in the parish of St. John the Baptist; that defendant and his xiartners conducted a similar business in the immediate vicinity; that- in August, 1909, defendant’s storehouse was destroyed by fire; that on sundry occasions the defendant publicly, falsely, and maliciously declared that the liiaintiffs had set fire to his said storehouse; and that such unfounded accusations had damaged the plaintiffs…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. BalizeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- Armstrong v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
- McGregor, Alloway & Co. v. BarkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1857
- Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas Railroad v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
- Mouton v. BroussardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Mossler Acceptance Co. v. MoliereLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
- State ex rel. Wellman v. BellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- Madere v. AlexandreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Reynaud v. A. & J. E. ChampagneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1917