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MASHBURN v. COLLIN

No. 59466.

355 So.2d 879 (1977)

Donald James MASHBURN, d/b/a Maison de Mashburn v. Richard H. COLLIN et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 13, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garic K. Barranger, Barranger, Barranger, Jones & Fussell, Covington, Mack Barham, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, New Orleans, for defendant-applicant.

Carl W. Cleveland, Henican, James & Cleveland, New Orleans, for plaintiff-respondent.

DENNIS, Justice.

"T'aint Creole, t'aint Cajun, t'aint French, t'aint country American, t'aint good." So began a critique of the cuisine served at Maison de Mashburn, a restaurant near Hammond, which appeared in the "Underground Gourmet" column of the June 22, 1974 New Orleans States-Item newspaper. Shortly after the article was published Donald J. Mashburn, owner and operator of Maison de Mashburn, filed a defamation suit against the column's author, Richard H. Collin...

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