Wattigny v. Lambert
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
408 So.2d 1126 (1981)
Gerard B. WATTIGNY, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
William H. LAMBERT, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 8345.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
September 11, 1981.
Rehearing Denied October 26, 1981.
Writ Denied December 14, 1981.
Allen, Gooch & Bourgeois, Frank A. Flynn, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.
Armentor & Wattigny, Gerard B. Wattigny, New Iberia, for plaintiff-appellee.
Before FORET, SWIFT and DOUCET, JJ.
FORET, Judge.
Gerard B. Wattigny (appellee) brought this defamation action and, in the alternative, action for malicious prosecution. Appellee seeks to recover damages for…
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