JACOBS v. O'BANNON

No. CA 2882.

472 So.2d 180 (1985)

Darlene M. JACOBS v. Soula O'BANNON, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul B. Deal, Randall A. Fish, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Hunley, Moss & Frilot, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee, defendant-in-reconvention-appellee Darlene M. Jacobs.

Paula Perrone, in pro. per.

George T. Mustakas, II, Metairie, for defendants-appellants plaintiffs-in-reconvention-appellants Soula O'Bannon and Paula Perrone.

Before SCHOTT and KLEES, JJ., and PRESTON H. HUFFT, J. Pro Tem.


SCHOTT, Judge.

This appeal is by Soula O'Bannon and her former attorney, Paula A. Perrone from a judgment in favor of Darleen Jacobs dismissing the reconventional demand of O'Bannon and Perrone for defamation on an exception of no cause of action and motion for summary judgment. The principal issue is whether statements made in a brief to an appellate court reviewing a judgment dismissing a paternity suit may be actionable as defamatory when they suggest the possibility...

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