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HENDERSON v. GUILLORY

No. 20593-CA.

546 So.2d 244 (1989)

Robert Y. HENDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D.R. GUILLORY, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Houston T. Penn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

Culpepper, Teat & Avery by Bobby L. Culpepper, Jonesboro, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRED W. JONES, Jr., SEXTON and LINDSAY, JJ.

LINDSAY, Judge.

The defendant, D.R. Guillory, appeals a trial court judgment ordering him to pay the plaintiff, Robert Y. Henderson, $20,000 in damages for defamation of character. For the following reasons, we reverse.

FACTS

The plaintiff, Robert Y. Henderson, was formerly the assistant warden at Wade Correctional Center. The plaintiff filed suit for defamation against the defendant, D.P. Guillory, formerly the warden at Wade, and several ladies...

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