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SPELSBERG v. SWEENEY

Civ. A. No. CV180-212.

514 F.Supp. 622 (1981)

Walter T. SPELSBERG, Plaintiff, v. LaVerne SWEENEY, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. Georgia, Augusta Division.

May 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeWitt R. Dent, Augusta, Ga., for plaintiff.

Douglas D. Batchelor, Jr., Augusta, Ga., for defendant.

ORDER

BOWEN, District Judge.

In this action sounding in tort for defamation of character, plaintiff avers that:

Defendant did on or about 29 July 1980 falsely and maliciously make, and publish in this jurisdiction in writing a defamatory allegation that Plaintiff was "... a closet-homosexual ...," thereby tending to injure his reputation and exposing him to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.

Presently before the Court is defendant's application...

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