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RETAIL CREDIT v. RUSSELL

29854.

234 Ga. 765 (1975)

218 S.E.2d 54

RETAIL CREDIT COMPANY v. RUSSELL.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 1, 1975.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hansell, Post, Brandon & Dorsey, Hugh M. Dorsey, Jr., W. Rhett Tanner, for appellant.

William R. Parker, for appellee.

HALL, Justice.

This is a libel case in which a jury verdict in Fulton County Superior Court awarded plaintiff Russell damages of $15,000 against Retail Credit Company (hereinafter "Retail Credit"), a commercial investigative and reporting company which sells to its subscribers reports on individuals based on its investigations into those individuals' credit, personal, and employment backgrounds. Among the information reported...

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