Legal Opinion
Carroll City/County Hospital Authority v. Cox Enterprises
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 30, 1979No. 34477PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bowles, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to determine the proper venue of libel actions brought in the State of Georgia against corporate publishers. Under the Court of Appeals’ decision, (Carroll City/County Hospital Authority v. Cox Enterprises, 147 Ga. App. 863 (250 SE2d 550) (1978), venue in a libel action against a corporate publisher can be maintained only where the libelous publication is first exposed to public view. In so holding, the Court of Appeals stated that this result was demanded by Rives v. Atlanta Newspapers, Inc., 110 Ga. App. 184 (138 SE2d 100) (1964), revd. on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tingley v. Times-Mirror Co.California Supreme Court · 1904
- Rives v. Atlanta Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Rives v. Atlanta Newspapers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Shores v. Chip Steak Co.California Court of Appeal · 1955
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Press Pub. Co. v. District CourtSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Cox Enterprises, Inc. v. Carroll City/County Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Coastal Transmission Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Sigmon v. WomackCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Torrance v. Morris Publishing Group, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- McCandliss v. Cox Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
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