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DAVIS v. BENTON

No. 2003 CA 0851.

874 So.2d 185 (2004)

Victoria DAVIS v. J. Barrett BENTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 23, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paulette Porter La Bostrie, St. Gabriel, Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant Victoria Davis.

Jay M. Simon, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee J. Barrett Benton.

Before: WHIPPLE, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ.

KUHN, J.

Victoria Davis filed a suit for damages against J. Barrett Benton, asserting that a letter he wrote defamed her. The trial court granted Benton's special motion to strike pursuant to Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure article 971 and dismissed Davis' action with prejudice. The trial court also ordered Davis to pay Benton $5,000 in attorney's fees and to pay all costs of the proceedings. Davis has appealed, and we affirm.

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