Barry v. Baugh
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
111 Ga. App. 811 (1965)
143 S.E.2d 489
BARRY
v.
BAUGH.
41095.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Argued January 5, 1965.
Decided May 24, 1965.
Rehearing Denied June 14, 1965.
W. George Thomas, for plaintiff in error.
Robert H. Herndon, contra.
RUSSELL, Judge.
1. Where special damages are not averred, an action for slander must fall within one of the categories enumerated in Code § 105-702, and the plaintiff here cannot recover for slander unless the words constitute "charges made against another in reference to his trade, office, or profession, calculated to injure him therein." The defendant doctor in the…
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