MILLET v. JOHNSON

No. 10765.

381 So.2d 1293 (1980)

Judy Belle V. Millet, wife of Lester J. MILLET, Jr. v. Lloyd B. JOHNSON, Individually and as Sheriff of St. John the Baptist Parish.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis R. Koerner, Jr. and Terry A. Bell, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Carville & Edrington, LaPlace, Richard L. Edrington and Bernard J. Rice, III, LaPlace, for defendant-appellee.

Before GULOTTA, CHEHARDY and HOOD, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

This is a defamation suit instituted by Mrs. Judy Belle Millet against a number of defendants, one of whom is Lloyd B. Johnson, individually and as Sheriff of St. John the Baptist Parish. In response to a motion filed by Johnson, a summary judgment was rendered by the trial court dismissing plaintiff's suit. Plaintiff appealed. We reverse.

The issue presented is whether a genuine issue of material fact exists, and thus whether the trial judge...

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