JOYNER v. WEAR

No. 27631-CA.

665 So.2d 634 (1995)

Lee Roy JOYNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George M. WEAR, Jr., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied February 28, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bezou & Matthews by Robert H. Matthews, New Orleans, for Appellant/Defendant-in-Rule Lee Roy Joyner.

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins & Burr by J. Michael Johnson, Larry G. Canada, New Orleans, for Appellant/Defendant-in-Rule Robert H. Matthews.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, L.L.P. by Nancy J. Marshall, New Orleans, for Appellees/Plaintiffs-in-Rule/Cross Appellants Joseph D. Cascio, Jr., and Hayes, Harkey, Smith, Cascio & Mullens.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts, L.L.P. by Caldwell Roberts, David F. Butterfield, for Appellees/Plaintiffs-in-Rule/Cross Appellants George M. Wear, Jr., and Shotwell, Brown & Sperry.

Before SEXTON and BROWN, JJ., and CLARK, J. Pro Tem.


CLARK, Judge Pro Tem.

The plaintiff, Dr. Lee Roy Joyner, appeals from the trial court's dismissal of his suit alleging defamation and ethical violations by two attorneys who represented adverse parties in previous litigation. The plaintiff and his attorney also appeal from the trial court's imposition of sanctions against them for filing the suit. The defendant attorneys and their law firms answered the appeal, asserting...

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