Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Tucker
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1999No. 98-C-2313PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
737 So.2d 706 (1999)
Ann Lang FITZGERALD
v.
Thomas C. TUCKER, et ux.
No. 98-C-2313.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 29, 1999.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, John Henderson Ayres, III, Counsel for Applicant.
Carl William Robicheaux, Lafayette, Counsel for respondent.
CALOGERO, Chief Justice.[*]
We granted a writ in this case to determine whether defendant is liable to plaintiff for defamation. After a thorough review of the record, we reverse the portion of the court of appeal's judgment affirming the district court's award of damages for defamation, because we find that statements made by…
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