KENNEDY v. SHERIFF OF EAST BATON ROUGE

No. 2005-C-1418.

935 So.2d 669 (2006)

Alfred KENNEDY, III v. SHERIFF OF EAST BATON ROUGE and Jack in the Box Eastern Division L.P. d/b/a Jack in the Box.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 1, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Stephen R. Wilson, Baton Rouge, for applicant.

Harley M. Brown, Baton Rouge; Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Harry J. Phillips, Jr., John A. Viator, Cyrus J. Greco, Megan C. Foco, Baton Rouge, for respondent.


WEIMER, Justice.

This case arises out of a claim for defamation brought by a private individual against a fast food restaurant. The allegedly defamatory statements were made by employees of the restaurant when they contacted police to report that an occupant in a vehicle in the drive-through lane of the restaurant had attempted to buy food with a counterfeit one hundred dollar bill. The district court granted summary judgment...

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