CASHIO v. HOLT

No. 5-198.

425 So.2d 820 (1982)

Joseph CASHIO, Jr. v. J.M. HOLT, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reverve, for plaintiff-appellee.

A. Justin Ourso III, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before SAMUEL, KLIEBERT and GRISBAUM, JJ.


GRISBAUM, Judge.

In this defamation suit, appellee, Joseph Cashio, Jr., filed suit against his employer, Godchaux-Henderson Sugar Company, Inc., a subsidiary of The Great Western Sugar Company and two of its employees for damages resulting from alleged publication of his termination letter. The trial judge awarded Mr. Cashio $200,000.00. The issues on appeal are whether appellee proved the essential elements in a defamation action. We reverse.

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