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HEARD v. NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPERS, INC.

46894.

259 Ga. 458 (1989)

383 S.E.2d 553

HEARD v. NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPERS, INC.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied October 5, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy, Murphy & Garner, Stephen E. Garner, Jack F. Witcher, for appellant.

Barnes & Browning, Roy E. Barnes, Alston & Bird, John E. Stephenson, Jr., Long, Aldridge & Norman, Albert G. Norman, Jr., F. T. Davis, Jr., for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of summary judgment to a defendant newspaper in a libel action, based upon a holding that the publication of a report received from an investigator was privileged by virtue of OCGA § 51-5-7 (7). Heard v. Neighbor Newspapers, 190 Ga.App. 756 (380 S.E.2d 279) (1989). We granted certiorari upon the following inquiry:

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