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Watson v. Matthews

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 22, 2010No. S09A1883PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Justice.

Teresa Watson appeals the trial court’s order granting a motion to dismiss her petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to require a superior court judge to produce a “log book” used for scheduling purposes. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

According to her sworn petition, Watson owns and operates a website devoted to local news in Floyd County, Georgia. In connection with that activity, she was sued for defamation in the Superior Court of Floyd County; Judge Walter Matthews presided over the case. Watson moved to dismiss the complaint filed against her and, according to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Haugen v. Henry CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  2. Nally v. Bartow County Grand JurorsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  3. Smith & Wesson Corp. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Dekalb County v. Chapel Hill, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Jersawitz v. RileySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Southern LNG, Inc. v. MacGinnitieSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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