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STEED v. ST. PAUL'S UNITED METH. CHURCH

Nos. 31,521-CA, 31,522-CA.

728 So.2d 931 (1999)

Marian STEED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. PAUL'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Defendants-Appellees. United Services Automobile Association, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marian Steed, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied May 7, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

House, Kingsmill, Riess & Seabolt by Barbara G. Haynie, New Orleans, Jack E. Carlisle, Jr., James Madison Woods, Shreveport, Counsel for Marian Steed.

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein by Gordon L. James, Mary A. Buffington, Monroe, Counsel for St. Paul's Methodist Church.

Crawford & Anzelmo by Brian E. Crawford, Monroe, Barkley & Thompson by Walter C. Thompson, Jan K. Frankowski, New Orleans, Counsel for Odell Simmons.

Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh by Phillip D. Myers, Monroe, Counsel for USAA.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts by Ben Marshall, Jr., Shreveport, Counsel for Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Before NORRIS, GASKINS and PEATROSS, JJ.

NORRIS, Chief Judge.

Marian Steed, the defendant in reconvention, appeals a jury verdict in favor of Reverend Odell Simmons in the sum of $90,000 for defamation. Rev. Simmons answers Steed's appeal and questions the adequacy of the award, and both he and Steed appeal the trial judge's ruling that Steed's homeowner's policy, issued by United Services Automobile Association (USAA), did not cover the defamation claim and Steed...

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