LONG v. ALOST

No. 93-1324.

637 So.2d 167 (1994)

William J. LONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert J. ALOST, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Makar, Natchitoches, for William J. Long.

Ronald E. Corkern Jr., Natchitoches, for Robert J. Alost.

Kenneth D. McCoy Jr., Natchitoches, for Northwestern State University of LA.

Before LABORDE, KNOLL and WOODARD, JJ.


WOODARD, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a lawsuit for defamation. We must determine the timeliness of plaintiff's appeal of the judgment granting defendant's motion for summary judgment, and we must review the trial court's assessment of sanctions against plaintiff and his attorney.

FACTS

Plaintiff, William J. Long, was a non-tenured faculty member at Northwestern State University (NSU) who also...

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