Legal Opinion
Acker v. Jenkins
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 21, 1986No. 71516PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Judge.
Appellant, a plaintiff in an earlier lawsuit against appellee City of Elberton (see Acker v. City of Elberton, 176 Ga. App. 580 (336 SE2d 842) (1985)), filed suit against appellee Jenkins, the City Attorney, his law firm, and the City of Elberton, alleging defamation and seeking special, general, and punitive damages. The alleged defamatory statement was made by Jenkins during his report to the City Council concerning the status of the earlier Acker lawsuit. While reporting to the council, Jenkins stated that Acker had been arrested on October 17, 1982, for disorderly conduct,…
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