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HOPKINS v. KEITH

No. 13272.

348 So.2d 999 (1977)

Charlie HOPKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bill KEITH and the Shreveport Times, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied, August 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry E. Edwards, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Tucker, Martin, Holder, Jeter & Jackson by Robert McLean Jeter, Jr., Shreveport, for defendants-appellees.

Before BOLIN, PRICE and HALL, JJ.

Rehearing En Banc ,Denied, August 29, 1977.

HALL, Judge.

Plaintiff, Charlie Hopkins, brought suit to recover damages against the publisher of The Shreveport Times and one of its reporters, Bill Keith, for allegedly libelous statements contained in two news articles published in The Shreveport Times. The articles characterized plaintiff as a "convicted gambler" and as having been "convicted for running a gambling game." On findings that the statement that plaintiff...

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