BELL v. RODDY

No. CW 94 0298.

646 So.2d 967 (1994)

Leandrew BELL v. Larry RODDY, Citywide Broadcasting Corporation, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Steven Mannear, and Johnnie A. Jones, Jr. Baton Rouge, for Plaintiff—Leandrew Bell.

A. Justin Ourso, III, Baton Rouge, for defendants—Citywide Broadcasting Corp., Peter Moncrieffe, Genevieve Stewart, Isiah Carey Arbuckle and General Ins. Co. of America.

R. Neal Wilkinson, Baton Rouge, for Larry Roddy.

Before CRAIN, FOIL and WHIPPLE, JJ.


FOIL, Judge.

At issue in this defamation action is whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant a motion for summary judgment filed by the defendants. We hold that the defendants are entitled to judgment as a matter of law, and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, Leandrew Bell, alleging that he was the subject of defamatory statements broadcast on a live, open-mike radio talk show program, brought this defamation...

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