Legal Opinion
Ledger-Enquirer Co. v. Brown
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 10, 1958No. 20145, 20146PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Justice.
Carlton Brown and Al Grimes filed separate suits against the Ledger-Enquirer Company, publisher of a newspaper, wherein each sought the recovery of damages growing out of the publication in its newspaper of the following item:
“TWO MEN BOUND TO HIGHER COURT IN AUTO THEFT
“Lumpkin, Ga. Dec. 5 — Carlton Brown, a Lumpkin lawyer, and Al Grimes, employed at the Singer Co., were injured when the car in which they were riding overturned near the StewartQuitman County line on State Highway 27 Sunday.
“Both men were taken to the Barbour County Hospital in Eufaula. Brown suffered a deep…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hubbard v. AllynMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Commercial Pub. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- Wiley v. Oklahoma Press Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Witham v. Atlanta JournalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Garland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Fernandes v. TenbruggencateHawaii Supreme Court · 1982
- Morton v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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