Legal Opinion
Shiver v. the Valdosta Press
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 19, 1950No. 33086PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
It appears from the petition as amended, that, on November 8, 1949, in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, the defendant published in its daily newspaper the following article:
“ANOTHER $300,000 SUIT IS FILED IN RACE CASE
“Charging that they are victims of ‘members of a subversive organization’ who used ‘malicious abuse of civil process’ a former Clyattville couple involved in a dispute over their racial background filed another suit for $300,000 damages before U. S. Commissioner W. E. Perry today. The suit charges Murrel Holderby, Mrs. Lillie Holderby, C. C. Gay, W. J. Arnold, J. H. Dukes and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dorr v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Campbell v. New York Evening Post, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Atlanta Journal Co. v. DoyalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Atlanta News Publishing Co. v. MedlockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Fedderwitz v. LambSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Retail Credit Co. v. RussellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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- O'NEAL v. Home Town Bank of Villa RicaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Davis v. MacOn Telegraph Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2010
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