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TRENTECOSTA v. BECK

No. 95-CA-0096.

714 So.2d 721 (1998)

Gordon J. TRENTECOSTA v. Robert BECK, Ronnie Jones, Kermit Smith and The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Opinion Granting Rehearing in Part May 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Tonry, Michael C. Ginart, Jr., Kim C. Jones, Law Office of Tonry & Ginart, Chalmette, for Plaintiff-Appellee Gordon J. Trentecosta.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Gregory G. D'Angelo, Special Assistant Attorney General, Panzeca & D'Angelo, Metairie, for Defendant-Appellant The State of Louisiana, Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Before BARRY, LOBRANO, ARMSTRONG, WALTZER and LANDRIEU, JJ.

WALTZER, Judge.

In No. 96-C-2388, the Louisiana Supreme Court set aside the judgments of the trial court and of this court and rendered judgment against defendant Kermit Smith and the State of Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, in solido, for the damages caused by Smith's defamation of plaintiff, and remanded the case to this Court to fix the amount of those damages.

In the Supreme Court's opinion, this court is directed to fix the amount...

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