Legal Opinion
Sherwood v. Boshears
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 17, 1981No. 60532PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Appellant brought this action for libel against appellee attorney as the result of a letter written by appellee in which appellant was accused of “incompetence and mismanagement” in his management of a mobile home park. Appellee contended that the letter was a privileged communication and moved for summary judgment. Appellant brings this appeal from the trial court’s grant of that motion. We affirm.
The record shows that appellee’s client, Mrs. Grover, owned a tract of land upon which was located a mobile home park. She entered into a sales contract for sale of the land in October,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Summer-Minter & Associates, Inc. v. GiordanoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Sheftall v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Holmes v. ClisbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Morton v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Jack T. Hammer v. Edward L. Slater, Loretta Slater, Herbert Jaffess, Renee JaffessCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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- Meyer v. LedfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Choice Hotels International, Inc. v. Ocmulgee Fields, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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