Jordan v. Fowler
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Cobb superior court — Judge Blair. June 16, 1920. On general demurrer the trial judge dismissed the action, “being of tire opinion that an allegation of special damage is necessary to the setting forth of a cause of action, and that no cause of action is s.et forth.”
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
In a petition for slander, where the petition alleged that the defendant, in the presence of third persons, used the following language, referring to the plaintiff: “William Pinkney Jordan is a low down lying yellow dog; ” “William Pinkney Jordan is a low down yellow son of a bitch;” “William Pinkney Jordan is a damn low down yellow rotten dog,” and the petition failed to allege any special damage to the plaintiff from these statements, which he alleged were false and malicious, the case came under the fourth division of section 4433 of the Civil Code (1910), which section, defining…
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