Freeman v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
414 So.2d 355 (1982)
A. D. FREEMAN
v.
John T. COOPER.
No. 81-C-0169.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 17, 1982.
John T. Cooper, of Cooper & Hingle, New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.
Charlotte A. Hayes, and A. D. Freeman, of Satterlee, Mestayer & Freeman, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.
LEMMON, Justice.
In this litigation between two attorneys, plaintiff seeks recovery of damages resulting from allegedly defamatory statements made in a brief filed by defendant in earlier domestic proceedings. After a trial on the merits, the trial court awarded plaintiff damages in the amount of $1,500. The…
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- Lescale v. Joseph Schwartz Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Waldo v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
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- Sabine Tram Co. v. JurgensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
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