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BRITTAIN v. GAST

No. A02A2241.

575 S.E.2d 899 (2003)

259 Ga. App. 124

BRITTAIN v. GAST.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

January 9, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Griffeth, Athens, for appellant.

Seacrest, Karesh, Tate & Bicknese, Karsten Bicknese, Daniel S. Wright, Atlanta, Stanley R. Durden, Athens, for appellee.

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Doyle T. Brittain, Sr. appeals from the trial court's summary judgment order dismissing his libel action against Andrew J. Gast on the basis that the writing at issue was an expression of opinion by Gast which cannot be held libelous. Because we find the writing could be reasonably construed as defamatory and more than simply an expression of opinion, we reverse the grant of summary judgment. "A libel is a false and malicious defamation of...

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