MELTON v. BOW

55022.

145 Ga. App. 272 (1978)

243 S.E.2d 590

MELTON v. BOW.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 21, 1978.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John C. Jones, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Cathey & Strain, Dennis T. Cathey, for appellee.


SHULMAN, Judge.

Bow brought suit against Melton for slander and libel, alleging that Melton had made certain defamatory remarks. Melton defended by denying making certain of the statements and claiming privilege as to others. Bow had been employed under a work-study program by the University of Georgia chemistry department during a period in which Dr. Melton was the head of that department. Over a year after Bow's departure from the university, a controversy arose...

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