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ZIELINSKI v. CLOROX CO.

No. S97G1969.

504 S.E.2d 683 (1998)

270 Ga. 38

ZIELINSKI v. CLOROX COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied October 26, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent R. Lauria, Frank Mitchell Lowrey, IV, Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Atlanta, for Gary Zielinski.

Gary William Diamond, Arrington & Hollowell, Atlanta, for Clorox Company et al.

SEARS, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that OCGA § 51-5-7, which provides that in defamation actions certain communications are deemed privileged, can be used as an evidentiary privilege to prevent admission of a party's statements into evidence for impeachment purposes.1 We conclude that the Court of Appeals erred in so holding. Further, we reject the appellees'...

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