SHYLOCK, INC. v. COVENANT BROAD. CORP. OF LA.

No. 8456.

352 So.2d 379 (1977)

SHYLOCK, INC., d/b/a the Quarterdeck Restaurant v. COVENANT BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF LOUISIANA, d/b/a Radio Station WGSO and Thomas G. Fitzmorris, a/k/a Mister Food.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1977.

Writ Refused January 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger B. Jacobs, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert M. Johnston, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before STOULIG, BOUTALL and BEER, JJ.


BEER, Judge.

Appellant, Shylock, Inc. (hereafter, "Quarterdeck"), operates the Quarterdeck Restaurant.

Appellee, Covenant Broadcasting Corporation (hereafter, "Covenant"), operates radio station WGSO, where their employee, Thomas G. Fitzmorris, presents a program known as "Mister Food" on which he presents his unsolicited opinion of the food, service, selections, etc. at various local restaurants.

In his February 27, 1976 broadcast, Fitzmorris discussed...

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