Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Savannah Press Publishing Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 8, 1897PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Action for libel. Before Judge- MacDonell. City court of Savannah. November term, 1895.

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Justice.

Anderson sued the Savannah Press Publishing Company for damages for the publication of the following alleged libel:

“Paying a Bonus.

Enterprise of a Railroad Master Mechanic.

Why a Central Railroad Workman Was Dismissed. The South-Bound and the Central’s Agreement — Repairing a Locomotive. Bonus of an Overcoat.

A good story has leaked out in connection with the administration of the ex-master mechanic of the Central Railroad, and it is now believed that the facts that fathered -this story were directly responsible for the discharge of the- master mechanic. When the South Bound…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. Weinkle & Sons v. Brunswick & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  2. Cook v. Equitable Building & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  3. Southern Railway Co. v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  4. Davis v. MacOn Telegraph Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
  5. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897

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