Byers v. Southeastern Newspaper Corp.

Carley, Judge.

Defendant-appellee, Southeastern Newspaper Corporation, Inc., published an article in the May 27,1979 edition of its newspaper which commented on the present status and past activities of plaintiff-appellant, Thomas H. Byers, as Dean of Savannah State College. Entitled “Byers Doubts Legality of Hall’s Plan,” the article quotes from a memorandum which appellant had written to Clyde Hall, Savannah State College’s acting president, challenging Hall’s authority and questioning the wisdom of Hall’s plan to abolish the position which appellant held as Dean of the College.…