HARPER v. JEANS

No. 13406.

353 So.2d 1093 (1977)

Jessie Eugene HARPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth Randall JEANS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 16, 1978.

Writ Refused February 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baker, Culpepper & Brunson by Bobby L. Culpepper, Jonesboro, for appellant, Jessie Eugene Harper.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., State of La., Baton Rouge by Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, James A. Rountree, Monroe, for appellees, Louisiana Forestry Commission, Kenneth Randall Jeans and James E. Mixon.

Before BOLIN, HALL and JONES, JJ.


En Banc. Rehearing Denied January 16, 1978.

JONES, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment rejecting his claims for damages for injury to his reputation and character caused by an alleged defamatory statement by defendant Jeane to plaintiff's supervisor. Defendant's statement, which was admitted, was that plaintiff disrupted the work of employees at a fire tower operated by Louisiana Forestry Commission. We affirm.

Plaintiff's wife was the tower watcher...

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