District Court, S.D. Georgia May 29, 1981, Civ. A. CV180-212 (Spelsberg v. Sweeney)

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.