Atlanta Journal Co. v. Doyal

Decided June 8, 1950. John Murphy Clagett Townsend wrote the opinion for the court.

60 S.E.2d 802 · Cited 66 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Augusta Chronicle Publishing Co. v. Arrington · 42 Ga. App. 746
• Ajouelo v. Auto-Soler Co. · 6 S.E.2d 415
• Franklin v. Evans · 55 Ga. App. 177
• Frazier v. Southern Railway Company · 37 S.E.2d 774
• Snively v. Record Publishing Co. · 198 P. 1
• Conney v. Atlantic Greyhound Corp. · 58 S.E.2d 559
• Grant v. Hart · 30 S.E.2d 271
• Fedderwitz v. Lamb · 25 S.E.2d 414
• Southeastern Newspapers Inc. v. Walker · 44 S.E.2d 697
• Carusos v. Briarcliff Inc. · 45 S.E.2d 802
• Ivester v. Coe · 33 Ga. App. 620
• Brandon v. Arkansas Fuel-Oil Co. · 12 S.E.2d 414
• Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Co. v. Zugar · 18 S.E.2d 758
• Slater v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp. · 28 Ga. App. 280
• West v. Haas · 13 S.E.2d 376
• Ivins v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 37 Ga. App. 684
• Wood v. Constitution Publishing Co. · 57 Ga. App. 123
• Stein v. Lazarus · 33 Ga. App. 791
• Kirkland v. Constitution Publishing Co. · 38 Ga. App. 632
• Cheshire v. Hightower · 33 Ga. App. 793
• Paschal v. Georgian Co. · 43 Ga. App. 195
• Abernathy v. News Publishing Co. · 45 Ga. App. 693
• Ingram v. Kendrick · 48 Ga. App. 278
• Barker v. Green · 34 Ga. App. 574
• Harrison v. Constitution Publishing Co. · 41 Ga. App. 102

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