CHESSON v. HUNGERFORD

No. 2940.

228 So.2d 332 (1969)

Gilbert Albert CHESSON, Jr. and Sherman Fontenot, Plaintiffs-Relators, v. Adam A. HUNGERFORD, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 25, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cormie & Morgan, by Robert E. Morgan, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-relators.

Joe J. Tritico, Lake Charles, for defendant-respondent.

En Banc.


HOOD, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Gilbert Albert Chesson, Jr., and Sherman Fontenot, instituted this suit for damages against Adam A. Hungerford, alleging as a basis for their claim that defendant defamed them. Hungerford answered and filed a reconventional demand for damages, alleging that plaintiffs assaulted and struck him with a dangerous weapon, causing him to sustain physical injuries and other damages. The case has not come up for trial on its merits. We granted a writ...

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