McGILL et al. v. THE STATE OF GEORGIA, by Davis, Solicitor-General

17930.

209 Ga. 282 (1952)

71 S.E.2d 548

McGILL et al. v. THE STATE OF GEORGIA, by Davis, Solicitor-General.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 15, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold, Gambrell & Arnold, James A. Branch and Maddox & Maddox, for plaintiffs in error.

John W. Davis, Solicitor-General, Robert E. Coker, G. W. Langford, Farris & Farris, Shaw & Shaw, Gleason & Painter and Andrew Cain, contra.


HEAD, Justice.

Honorable H. E. Nichols, Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Circuit, issued a citation for contempt against W. T. Fields and Ralph McGill, as managing editor and editor, respectively, of the Atlanta Constitution. By demurrer and by answer the respondents contended that an order adjudging the respondents in contempt of court, under the facts set out in the proceeding, would amount to restraining liberty of speech and the press in violation of art...

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