Macon Telegraph Publishing Co. v. Tatum

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Macon Telegraph Publishing Co. v. Tatum

446 S.E.2d 797, 213 Ga. App. 536, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 2255, 1994 Ga. App. LEXIS 639, 1994 WL 395722

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedJune 13, 1994

DocketA92A1702

StatusPublished

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Macon Telegraph Publishing Co. v. Tatum, 446 S.E.2d 797, 213 Ga. App. 536, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 2255, 1994 Ga. App. LEXIS 639, 1994 WL 395722 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994).

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Judge Harold R. Banke.

In Macon Telegraph Pub. Co. v. Tatum, 208 Ga. App. 111 (430 SE2d 18) (1993), this court affirmed the trial court’s judgment entered on a jury verdict for the plaintiff in an action for invasion of privacy based upon the defendant newspaper’s publication of the plaintiff’s name in a story concerning a sexual assault. However, in Macon Telegraph Pub. Co. v. Tatum, 263 Ga. 678 (436 SE2d 655) (1993), the Supreme Court reversed, finding that the plaintiff could not recover damages for such. Accordingly, this court’s original judgment is vacated, and the judgment of the Supreme Court is hereby made the judgment of this court.

Judgment reversed.

McMurray, P. J., and Blackburn, J., concur.

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Judge Harold R. Banke.

In Macon Telegraph Pub. Co. v. Tatum, 208 Ga. App. 111 (430 SE2d 18) (1993), this court affirmed the trial court’s judgment entered on a jury verdict for the plaintiff in an action for invasion of privacy based upon the defendant newspaper’s publication of the plaintiff’s name in a story concerning a sexual assault. However, in Macon Telegraph Pub. Co. v. Tatum, 263 Ga. 678 (436 SE2d 655) (1993), the Supreme Court reversed, finding that the plaintiff could not recover damages for such. Accordingly, this court’s original judgment is vacated, and the judgment of the Supreme Court is hereby made the judgment of this court.

Judgment reversed.

McMurray, P. J., and Blackburn, J., concur.

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