FORREST v. LYNCH

No. 11361.

347 So.2d 1255 (1977)

Joel I. FORREST, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bill LYNCH and Times-Picayune Publishing Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Kleinpeter, Baton Rouge, of counsel for plaintiff-appellee Joel I. Forrest.

Frank W. Middleton, Jr., Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant-appellant Bill Lynch and Times Picayune Pub. Corp.

Before SARTAIN, COVINGTON and LOTTINGER, JJ.


SARTAIN, Judge.

This is a defamation suit arising out of an article that appeared on January 26, 1973 in the States Item, a newspaper of general circulation in the New Orleans area.

Plaintiff, Joel I. Forrest (appellee) is a consulting electrical engineer. He was engaged by the architect to prepare plans and specifications, including bid specifications, for the television-sound system for the Louisiana State School for the Deaf, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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