Carroll City/county Hospital Authority v. Cox Enterprises, Inc.

Smith, Judge.

The appellant sued Cox Enterprises for libel following publication in The Atlanta Journal of an allegedly defamatory article. Suit was brought in Carroll County, and, upon a showing that the editions of The Atlanta Journal containing the alleged defamation were originally distributed to the public in Fulton County, the trial court dismissed the suit for lack of venue. Bound by precedent, we reluctantly affirm. ,

The fact that Carroll County is improper venue in a libel action based on an article in a newspaper first distributed in Fulton County is unquestionably concluded by the…