Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Baton Rouge Oil & Chemical Workers Union
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 7, 1980No. 13506PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a suit by five persons who allege a publication issued by the Baton Rouge Oil and Chemical Worker’s Union defamed them. We have carefully read the record, and find the written reasons of the trial judge, a copy of which is attached, correctly dispose of the factual and legal issues presented by this case.
For the reasons expressed by the trial judge, which we adopt as our own, the judgment appealed is affirmed, at the cost of appellants.
AFFIRMED.
WRITTEN REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
On January 13, 1978, the news publication of the Baton Rouge Oil and Chemical Workers Union (Union) carried two…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Madison v. BoltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Toomer v. BreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Lees v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Kennedy v. Item Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
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