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MARTIN v. STATE, DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 47,647-CA.

109 So.3d 442 (2013)

John MARTIN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, OFFICE OF STATE POLICE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 16, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Department of Justice, Shreveport, LA, by Mary Lou Blackley , for Appellant.

Chris L. Bowman , Jonesboro, LA, for Appellee.

Before STEWART, MOORE and SEXTON, Pro Tempore, JJ.

MOORE, J.

The plaintiff sued the State of Louisiana, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police, for defamation damages arising out of a news release by Troop E of the Louisiana State Police regarding a fatal automobile accident. The news release named the plaintiff, "John Martin, Jr., (W/M 37yrs)" as the driver of a pick-up truck on La. Hwy. 156 in Winn Parish, of which he lost control and rolled several times, ejecting his passenger, who...

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