Legal Opinion
Grayson v. Savannah News-Press, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 29, 1964No. 40779PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frankum, Judge.
The substance of the plaintiff’s complaint respecting these publications is that they were wilfully and maliciously false and untrue and not based on facts Or on the records; that they injured the reputation of the plaintiff as a public official and as an individual, exposing him to public hatred, contempt and ridicule; that the purpose of the editorials “was to maliciously and falsely smear and destroy petitioner’s record of nearly 25 years of .public service to the people of his county, district and state as well as to injure, defame and destroy the plaintiff’s reputation as…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Washington Post Co. v. ChalonerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Holmes v. ClisbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Lancour v. Herald & Globe Ass'nSupreme Court of Vermont · 1941
- Park & Iverson v. Piedmont & Arlington Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
- Horton v. Georgian Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1932
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Morton v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Melvin M. Belli v. Orlando Daily Newspapers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Barber v. PerdueCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Bergen v. Martindale-Hubbell, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Eidson v. BerryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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