Legal Opinion
Walsh v. Bertel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 21, 1937No. 34053PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
This is a suit for damages for slander. The plaintiff claims $25,000. He obtained judgment for $500. The defendant has appealed, and the plaintiff, answering the appeal, asks for the amount sued for.
At the time of the occurrences which brought about this suit, Peter Walsh, who is the plaintiff, was a licensed cotton weigh-er, employed at the cotton warehouse, conducted by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans — called the dock board. Charles A. Bertel, who is the defendant in the suit, was then assistant superintendent of the cotton warehouse. According…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McGee v. CollinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Oakes v. WaltherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Buisson v. HuardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Bayliss v. Grand LodgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- Richardson v. CookeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
3Cited by6 opinions
- Toomer v. BreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Walsh v. New Orleans Cotton ExchangeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Usner v. StrobachLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Mertz v. SauvageauLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Whittington v. McGraw-Hill, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
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