Nicholson v. Dillard
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action’of slander. Before Judge Gilbert. Chattahoochee superior court. June 1, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
Mary Nicholson filed her petition against James S. Dillard, in which it was alleged that the defendant did fhlsely and maliciously say of plaintiff to Mr. C. H. McGlaun, who had called on petitioner in behalf of petitioner’s application to teach school: “That under-the circumstances I can not send to her (meaning petitioner) ; that her (meaning petitioner’s) character was not good; (meaning that petitioner was not virtuous); that my daughter, Claudie Dillard, had heard things concerning her (meaning petitioner’s) character, and that she (meaning his daughter Claudie) would not go to her…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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