Legal Opinion
Fontenot v. Fontenot
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 27, 1958No. 43374PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
The appeal in this case is from a judgment of the district court which dismissed plaintiff’s suit on an exception of no cause of action.
This suit is for $30,000 in damages un- ■ der Article 2315 of the Louisiana Civil 'Code for an alleged defamation. The petition in this case pertinently reads:
“That on or about February 27, 1955, between the hours of 1:00 to 1:30 P.M., the said Maxim Z. Fontenot, without any just cause or provocation, did, over a radio broadcasting network, namely K. E. U. N. of Eunice, Louisiana * * * ridicule petitioner by uttering falsehoods,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Vicknair v. Daily States Pub. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Acme Stores, Inc. v. Better Business Bureau of Baton Rouge, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Covington v. RobersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Martin v. PicayuneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Fellman v. DreyfousSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wattigny v. LambertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Royce and Mamie McBeth v. United Press International, Inc., No. 74-2359 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir., See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Corcoran v. NEW ORLEANS FIRE FIGHTER'S ETC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Lazar v. GremillionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Royce v. United Press International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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