Legal Opinion
Deal v. Builders Transport, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 3, 1989No. A89A0652PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Plaintiff Deal appeals from the grant of summary judgment to Builders Transport, Inc., his former employer, whom he sued for libel and slander. To prevail on summary judgment, a defendant is required to pierce plaintiff’s pleadings and negate an essential element of the complaint, with all evidence construed in favor of the plaintiff. Henderson v. KMSystems, 188 Ga. App. 893, 895 (1) (374 SE2d 550) (1988).
The complaint alleged that the employer through its agent Gene Williams libeled and falsely accused plaintiff of falsifying his application for employment. Williams was the…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Garren v. Southland Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Howe v. Bradstreet Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Kaplan v. EdmondsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. VickersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Southland Corp. v. GarrenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Douglas Asphalt Co. v. Qore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- Kitchen Hardware, Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Cooper-Bridges v. IngleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Clark v. ClarkDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1997
- Douglas Asphalt Co. v. Qore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011