Legal Opinion
Melton v. Bow
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 6, 1978No. 33658PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
This court granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in Melton v. Bow, 145 Ga. App. 272 (243 SE2d 590) (1978), a case in which Michael L. Bow brought an action against Dr. Charles E. Melton for slander and libel. The jury returned a verdict for Bow in the amount of $200,000, and the Court of Appeals affirmed.
Dr. Melton had a limited privilege of communication of information about Bow in an investigation he made for the University of Georgia concerning the report made by Bow that he had received a W-2 form for earnings as a student-worker at the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Atlanta Journal Co. v. DoyalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Sheftall v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Melton v. BowCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Davis v. MacOn Telegraph Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Weatherholt v. HowardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Jack T. Hammer v. Edward L. Slater, Loretta Slater, Herbert Jaffess, Renee JaffessCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Kurtz v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Hayes v. IrwinDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1982
- Lawrence v. GrindeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
- O'NEAL v. Home Town Bank of Villa RicaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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