Signal Oil & Gas Co. v. Conway

126 Ga. App. 711 (1972)

191 S.E.2d 624

SIGNAL OIL & GAS COMPANY

v.

CONWAY.

47018.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Argued March 7, 1972.

Decided June 19, 1972.

Rehearing Denied July 19, 1972.

Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Palmer H. Ansley, J. Kenneth Moorman, for appellant.

Cochran, Camp & Snipes, Donald O. Nelson, for appellee.

EBERHARDT, Judge.

1. Plaintiff does not designate the letter as libel in the first count, but she does assert that by it defendant has defamed her character and reputation and has subjected her to public ridicule, hatred and contempt. This language comes from Code § 105-701,…