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MATHEWS v. ATLANTA NEWSPAPERS INC.

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116 Ga. App. 337 (1967)

157 S.E.2d 300

MATHEWS v. ATLANTA NEWSPAPERS INC. et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided September 20, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oze R. Horton, for appellant.

Hansell, Post, Brandon & Dorsey, Allen Post, Albert G. Norman, Jr., Charles T. Zink, for appellees.

FELTON, Chief Judge.

1. Even assuming that the published article, which referred merely to "a Forest Park plumber," made the plaintiff's identity ascertainable, the article was not shown to be of a libelous nature, as is discussed hereinbelow.

2. The article was not libel per se, which consists of a charge that one is guilty of a crime, dishonesty or immorality. Anderson v. Kennedy, 47 Ga.App. 380, 382...

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