1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 264 Ga.
  5. 264 Ga. 235 (1994)
 

COX ENTERPRISES v. THRASHER

S93G1796.

264 Ga. 235 (1994)

COX ENTERPRISES, INC. et al. v. THRASHER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 3, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Peter C. Canfield, for appellants.

Walbert & Hermann, Paul D. Hermann, William J. Cobb, for appellee.

Troutman Sanders, John J. Dalton, amicus curiae.

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Corlis Thrasher brought a defamation suit against Cox Enterprises and two of its employees, an editor and a writer, for the publication of a newspaper article which she alleged implied that she, a married woman, had contracted chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease, and that such was due to her promiscuity. The trial court held that although the article could reasonably be read to imply Thrasher had suffered...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases