Clack v. Thomason

1. “‘The law protects the person and the purse. The person includes the reputation. Johnson v. Bradstreet Co., 87 Ga. 79 (13 S. E. 250). The body, reputation, and property of the citizen aré -not to be invaded without responsibility *254in damages to the sufferer.5 [Italics ours.] Chapman v. Western Union Telegraph Co., 88 Ga. 763 (15 S. E. 901, 17 L. R. A. 430, 30 Am. St. R. 183). But outside these protected spheres, the law does not yet attempt to guard the peace of mind, or the happiness of every one by giving recovery of damages for mental anguish for a violation produced by a mere moral…