JONES v. WESLEY

No. 82 CA 0217.

424 So.2d 1109 (1982)

William JONES v. Lee T. WESLEY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Dawson, Jr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant William Jones.

Freddie Pitcher, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Lee T. Wesley.

Before PONDER, SAVOIE and ELLIS, JJ.


PONDER, Judge.

Plaintiff appealed from the judgment dismissing his suit for defamation and malicious prosecution.

The sole issue is qualified privilege.

We affirm.

Plaintiff was employed by Community Advancement, Inc. (CAI). On February 1, 1977, defendant, as the executive director of CAI, notified plaintiff by letter that he was suspended from his employment, and gave as reasons that plaintiff had been "padding" his local mileage.

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