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NEWTON v. STATE EX REL. DHHR

No. 87CA1012.

536 So.2d 565 (1988)

Autley B. NEWTON v. STATE of Louisiana, through the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES, OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, Hammond Mental Health Center, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 22, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caroline Norton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.

Paul H. Dué, and Charles Roberts, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

Before WATKINS, CRAIN and LeBLANC, JJ.

WATKINS, Judge.

This consolidated suit is an action for damages for defamation by plaintiff against the State of Louisiana through the Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) and a state employee. The trial court ruled in favor of the defendants and dismissed plaintiff's suit. Plaintiff appealed devolutively.

FACTS

This case was consolidated for trial with Newton, et al v. State of Louisiana, et al., 536 So.2d 560...

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