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MORTON v. GARDNER

33994.

242 Ga. 852 (1979)

252 S.E.2d 413

MORTON v. GARDNER et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 5, 1979.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholson & Meals, Robert N. Meals, A. Lee Parks, Jr., Altman & McGraw, Sol Altman, Carlisle, Chason & McCrae, Edwin Carlisle, for appellant.

Hansell, Post, Brandon & Dorsey, Albert G. Norman, Jr., Kirbo & Kirbo, Bruce W. Kirbo, Alexander, Vann & Lilly, William U. Norwood, Porter & Lehman, Richard Porter, Malone & Percilla, Del Percilla, Jr., for appellees.

HALL, Justice.

This appeal arises out of a libel action filed by Dr. William J. Morton against numerous parties who allegedly defamed his professional character. The defendants were four persons who allegedly had written the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners (of which Dr. Morton is himself a member) either complaining or communicating complaints about Dr. Morton, as well as two reporters, Atlanta Newspapers, Inc., and Cox Enterprises, Inc. The four who wrote...

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