HEFT v. BURK

No. 6375.

302 So.2d 59 (1974)

George A. HEFT v. William R. BURK, Jr. and Burk & Associates, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied November 7, 1974.

Writ Refused December 13, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Jackson, Baldwin J. Allen & John E. Jackson, Jr., John E. Jackson, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Ralph L. Kaskell, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before REDMANN, GULOTTA and MORIAL, JJ.


GULOTTA, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment maintaining an exception of no cause of action to his suit for damages for defamation based upon a letter written to Jefferson Parish and State officials in which defendant charged that plaintiff, a competitive engineer, had attempted to "proselyte employees" and "pirate personnel" from defendant's firm, which practice defendant characterized as unethical.1

Plaintiff claims that...

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