Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Kennedy
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 23, 1933No. 22729PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
Harvey J. Kennedy brought an action for libel against T. M. Forbes, D. W. Anderson, and several other persons, alleging that the defendants were members of the Cotton Manufacturers’ Association of Georgia, an unincorporated association, whose object was to promote the textile industry within this State, and that the defendants, through their agent and secretary, T. M. Forbes, published a letter referring to the plaintiff (who was an attorney at law, and at the time of the publication a candidate for Congress) which was libelous per se and which injured and damaged him in stated ways and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Behre v. National Cash Register Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Donaghue v. GaffySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
- White v. Parks & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Maynard v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1873
- Homer v. EngelhardtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Mell v. EdgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Beverly v. Observer Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Haggard v. ShawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Southeastern Newspapers Inc. v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
- Reece v. GrissomCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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