MORRIS v. GRAY & CO., INC.

No. 10461.

378 So.2d 1081 (1979)

Frank L. MORRIS v. GRAY & COMPANY, INC. and Pat Benfield.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank L. Morris, in pro. per.

Reuter & Reuter, Arthur C. Reuter, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before REDMANN, LEMMON and BOUTALL, JJ.


LEMMON, Judge.

In this defamation suit defendants have appealed from a judgment, rendered after a trial on the merits which awarded plaintiff the sum of $750.00. The principal issue on appeal is whether the words in the letter, admittedly written by defendant Benfield, constitute defamation.

Benfield, a casualty claims adjuster employed by an independent adjusting firm, wrote the following letter to plaintiff, an attorney, with a copy to the adjusting firm...

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