County liability for official's personal insult upheld under Civil Code Article 24.

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by the county against a lower court judgment ordering compensation for personal rights infringement. The plaintiff, a school director, claimed the county official's public statement that she 'should have submitted a financial declaration' constituted a defamatory insult. The court ruled that while the official had a right to criticize the plaintiff's professional conduct, the specific phrasing used was overly general and disproportionate to the public interest served. Consequently, the court affirmed the lower court's finding that the official's remarks violated the plaintiff's personal rights, thereby establishing the county's liability.