ECONOMY CARPETS v. BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU

No. 11748.

361 So.2d 234 (1978)

ECONOMY CARPETS MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS, INC. v. BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF BATON ROUGE AREA, INC., and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

July 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Bert Garraway, Bart Eaton, Baton Rouge, of counsel for plaintiff-appellant Economy Carpets Manufacturers and Distributors, Inc.

Donald T. W. Phelps, Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant-appellant Better Business Bureau of Baton Rouge, Inc., et al.

Anthony J. Clesi, Jr., Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant-appellant St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.

Before LANDRY, SARTAIN and ELLIS, JJ.


LANDRY, Judge.

Defendants, Better Business Bureau of Baton Rouge Area, Inc. (BBB) and its insurer, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (St. Paul), (Appellants), appeal from judgment dismissing their exceptions of no cause of action to the defamation suit filed against them by Economy Carpets Manufacturers & Distributors, Inc. (Economy), (Appellee), and from judgment in favor of Economy for damages awarded pursuant to jury verdict finding BBB guilty of defamation...

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