BENNETT v. WILKES PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.

56329.

147 Ga. App. 508 (1978)

249 S.E.2d 321

BENNETT v. WILKES PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walton Hardin, for appellant.

Orr & Kopecky, Wilbur A. Orr, for appellee.


DEEN, Presiding Judge.

Asa M. Bennett appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee. Appellant filed suit against Wilkes Publishing Co. alleging that a newspaper editorial published in the June 3, 1976, issue of the News-Reporter libeled him and that the libel was republished on June 12, 1976. The editorial was critical of the actions of the Board of Commissioners and of the appointment of appellant to the Board of Tax Assessors...

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