HOOD v. DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.

No. 72-1233.

486 F.2d 25 (1973)

David Pope Hood, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DUN & BRADSTREET, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 31, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex T. Reeves, Merrell Collier, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Hugh M. Dorsey, Jr., W. Rhett Tanner, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 31, 1973.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

This is an action for libel predicated upon allegedly false and defamatory statements published in a credit report provided by defendant Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. The district court, 335 F.Supp. 170, granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, holding that defendant was entitled to a conditional privilege under Georgia law and that...

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