Gerald v. Ameron Automotive Centers
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Marvin Gerald brought this action against Ameron, a corporation, and its agent, Harper, seeking damages for Harper’s alleged slanderous accusations about Gerald. Ameron moved for summary judgment on the ground that undisputed facts showed that it had not authorized or directed its agent to utter any slanderous remarks about Gerald. Gerald appeals, but we are bound by the current Georgia law of slander to affirm, and we are unable to consider his alternative theory, that theory not having been raised below.
Gerald’s complaint alleged that he had been an employee of Ameron at one of…
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- Garren v. Southland Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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