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COOKSEY v. STEWART

No. 41,336-CA.

938 So.2d 1206 (2006)

John C. COOKSEY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Ron W. STEWART, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 23, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Kneipp, Monroe, for Appellant.

Todd G. Crawford, Lafayette, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS and GASKINS, JJ.

WILLIAMS, J.

Plaintiff, former Congressman John C. Cooksey, filed a defamation action against defendant, Ron W. Stewart, his former personal accountant and former treasurer of the Cooksey for Congress Committee and the Cooksey for Senate Committee. The district court sustained defendant's exception of no cause of action, and plaintiff appealed. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the district court's ruling.

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