Legal Opinion
Gillis v. American General Life & Accident Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 25, 1996No. A96A1575PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Mathel Lee Gillis, an independent insurance agent and former representative of American General Life & Accident Insurance Company (“American”), filed an action against American and two of its agents, defendants Alton Lively and Daniel Johnson, alleging defendants Lively and Johnson uttered defamatory statements about her to her (Gillis’s) current and former customers. Gillis sought recovery for slander per se, tortious interference with business relations and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Defendants Alton Lively and Daniel Johnson denied the material…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Behre v. National Cash Register Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Mitchell v. DickeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Garren v. Southland Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Christner v. EasonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Murrey v. Specialty Underwriters, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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