Legal Opinion
Bienvenu v. Angelle
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 5, 1969No. 49427Published
1Opinion of the Court
223 So.2d 140 (1969)
254 La. 182
Joseph Andrew BIENVENU et al.
v.
Robert ANGELLE.
No. 49427.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 5, 1969.
Rehearing Denied June 9, 1969.
Domengeaux, Wright & Bienvenu, Bob F. Wright, Lafayette, for plaintiffs-relators.
J. Minos, Simon, Lafayette, for defendant-respondent.
BARHAM, Justice.
Joseph A. Bienvenu, Jr., and his wife, Mrs. Lite B. Bienvenu, brought this action against Robert Angelle for damages alleged to have been caused by defamatory remarks made by him about Mrs. Bienvenu. After a mistrial a second jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and the Court of Appeal…
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