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SLOCUM v. WEBB

No. 6874.

375 So.2d 125 (1979)

J. W. SLOCUM, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tom WEBB et. al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Refused September 28, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gist, Methvin, Hughes & Munsterman, DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr., Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gravel, Roy & Burnes, Camille F. Gravel, Jr., Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, GUIDRY, CUTRER, STOKER and DOUCET, JJ.

GUIDRY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment dismissing plaintiff's defamation suit against Tom Webb, news director for KALB-T.V., and Lanford Telecasting Company, Inc., owner of that television station. The action arose as the result of a news broadcast televised by KALB-T.V. in Alexandria, Louisiana, on December 9, 1977. In the course of this broadcast it was reported that a "Jerry Slocum, Jr." had been charged by police with keeping a disorderly house...

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