HINES v. COLUMBUS BANK &c. CO.

51036.

137 Ga. App. 268 (1976)

223 S.E.2d 468

HINES v. COLUMBUS BANK & TRUST COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry L. Crisp, James C. Gatewood, for appellant.

Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis & Rothschild, Albert W. Stubbs, Page, Scrantom, Harris, McGlamry & Chapman, W. M. Page, for appellees.


CLARK, Judge.

Should we extend the "right of privacy doctrine" to create a cause of action on the basis of a single inquiry letter by a bank addressed to an American Embassy in a foreign nation requesting business information concerning a United States citizen located in that country? Law, logic, and the practicalities of modern commerce require a negative answer.

Plaintiff Hines sued the Columbus Bank & Trust Company and its employee upon a letter written...

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