Legal Opinion
Spelsberg v. Sweeney
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided May 29, 1981No. Civ. A. CV180-212PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BOWEN, District Judge.
In this action sounding in tort for defamation of character, plaintiff avers that:
Defendant did on or about 29 July 1980 falsely and maliciously make, and publish in this jurisdiction in writing a defamatory allegation that Plaintiff was “... a closet-homosexual .. .,” thereby tending to injure his reputation and exposing him to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.
Presently before the Court is defendant’s application for preliminary hearing on the following defenses: (1) a Rule 12(b)(2) defense that the Court lacks in personam jurisdiction over defendant; and (2) a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Coe & Payne Co. v. Wood-Mosaic Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Shellenberger v. TannerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Davis Metals, Inc. v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Payne v. KristoffersonDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1985
- W.S. McDuffie & Associates, P.C. v. OwensDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1988