Legal Opinion
Signal Oil & Gas Co. v. Conway
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 19, 1972No. 47018PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
1. Plaintiff does not designate the letter as libel in the first count, but she does assert that by it defendant has defamed her character and reputation and has subjected her to public ridicule, hatred and contempt. This language comes from Code § 105-701, defining libel, and thus we must examine the letter and the circumstances to determine whether it is libelous.
We conclude that it is not. Certainly there is nothing in the letter that makes it libel per se. It does not charge that the plaintiff has committed a crime (Estes v. Sterchi Bros. Stores, 50 Ga. App. 619 (1) (179…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gouldman-Taber Pontiac, Inc. v. ZerbstSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Davis v. General Finance & Thrift Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Mell v. EdgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Haggard v. ShawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Van Epps v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Drug Emporium, Inc. v. PeaksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Georgia Power Co. v. WombleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Jamison v. First Georgia BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Conway v. Signal Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Housing Authority of Atlanta v. StarcherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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