Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Hancock
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 8, 1955No. 35366PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuillian, J.
The demurrers filed by the defendant were not insisted upon either on brief or argument before this court, and must be treated as abandoned.
The defendants insist that the verdict was without evidence to support it, because slander is an individual tort, incapable of commission by two or more persons; that the only proof offered by the plaintiff was that the defendants, acting jointly or in concert, slandered him. There is authority for the proposition that slander is an individual tort ordinarily not susceptible to commission by more than one person. Authority for this proposition, that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. ChambersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Behre v. National Cash Register Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Sheftall v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Whitley v. NewmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Wilson v. SullivanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
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3Cited by11 opinions
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