Legal Opinion
Foster v. Breaux
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 11, 1972No. 51948PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Justice.
The plaintiff Foster’s suit was dismissed upon peremptory exception pleading prescription. La.C.Civ.P. Art. 927(1). The dismissal was affirmed by the intermediate court. 253 So.2d 569 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1971). We granted certiorari to review this holding. 260 La. 278, 255 So.2d 768 (1972). See also earlier appeal, 238 So.2d 803 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1970).
Foster sues for damages caused by an alleged slander. Such an action for injurious words prescribes in one year. La. Civ.Code Art. .3536. Prescription is interrupted by mere filing of suit in a court of competent jurisdiction1…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United Carbon Company v. Mississippi River Fuel Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- State v. Stewart Bros. Cotton Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Hayes v. MullerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- State v. YoungerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Mansur v. AbrahamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Lima v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Luckett v. Delta Air Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Wimberly v. GatchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- LeBreton v. RabitoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
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