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FOSTER v. McCLAIN

No. 3453.

251 So.2d 179 (1971)

Robert P. FOSTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mela Mae Durand McCLAIN et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 1971.

Writ Refused October 18, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin, Moore, Beychok & Cooper, by William H. Cooper, Jr., Baton Rouge, and Gist, Methvin & Trimble, by James T. Trimble, Jr., Alexandria, for defendants-appellants.

Gus Voltz, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Kramer & Kennedy, by Ralph Kennedy, Jr., Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, HOOD, and CULPEPPER, JJ.

FRUGÉ, Judge.

This action was instituted to recover damages sustained because of certain allegedly libelous statements made in a petition in a medical malpractice suit.

This suit, filed by Dr. Foster, was instituted against Brumfield, Turner, and Cooper, a law partnership and against each member individually, alleging that they, together with the plaintiff in the malpractice action, Mrs. McClain, had libeled him. Prior to trial it was agreed that since...

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