Bonnett v. Theriot

LABORDE, Judge.

This defamation proceeding was filed by Charles E. Bonnett, attorney-at-law, and his secretary, Roseanna Landry Usie, to recover damages from defendants, Robert Theriot, Anna Lee Hulin Theriot, and Mabel Landry Hulin. After trial on the merits, Anna Lee Hulin Theriot was adjudged liable to Bonnett alone in the amount of $2,500.00. The suit against the other two defendants was dismissed with prejudice. Plaintiff, Roseanna Landry Usie, and defendant, Anna Lee Hulin Theriot, both appeal the judgment which we affirm.

The district judge, in his “Reasons for Judgment,” succinctly…