Legal Opinion
Cottrell v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 8, 2016No. S16A0013PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Presiding Justice.
This is an appeal by plaintiff, Stanley W. Cottrell, Jr. (“Cottrell”), from the grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”) and earlier grants of directed verdicts in this action alleging defamation and related torts, and potentially implicating the constitutionality of portions of the Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act (“GCSPA”), OCGA § 16-9-90 et seq. The suit against five defendants: Glenn and Marian Crocker (“Crockers”), Hugh Johnson (“Johnson”), Peggy Smith (“Peggy”), and Karen Smith (“Karen”), hereinafter collectively “Defendants,” arises out of…
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