Bickerstaff v

SunTrust Bank, 299 Ga. 459, 788 S.E.2d 787 (2016), cert. denied, 137 S. Ct. 571, 196 L. Ed. 2d 447 (U.S. 2016). Truthfulness of statements made about defendant is question of fact for the jury. Hub Motor Co. v. Zurawski, 157 Ga. App. 850, 278 S.E.2d 689 (1981). Truthfulness is a question of fact for the jury. Military Circle Pet Ctr. No. 94, Inc. v. Cobb County, 665 F. Supp. 909 (N.D. Ga. 1987), aff ’d in part and rev’d in part, 877 F.2d 973 (11th Cir. 1989); Stone v. McMichen, 186 Ga. App. 510, 367 S.E.2d 839 (1988); Stalvey v. Atlanta Bus. Chronicle, Inc., 202 Ga. App. 597, 414 S.E.2d 898, cert. denied, 202 Ga. App. 907, 414 S.E.2d 898 (1992); Sparks v. Ellis, 205 Ga. App. 263, 421 S.E.2d 758, cert. denied, 205 Ga. App. 901, 421 S.E.2d 758 (1992). Except when the plaintiff makes acknowledgment of truthfulness. — Although truthfulness is normally a question of fact for the jury, since the party claiming to have been defamed has conclusively acknowledged the truthfulness of the communication at issue, it may be resolved as a matter of law. Kersey v. United States Shoe Corp., 211 Ga. App. 655, 440 S.E.2d 250 (1994). 51-5-6 Privilege inapplicable to slander of title claim. — Defense of truth, O.C.G.A. § 51-5-6, did not entitle a limited liability company and the company’s member to summary judgment on an owner’s slander of title claim because a prior action the LLC and member filed against the owner, the prior action, and the interests asserted therein, did not involve the owner’s real property. Meadow Springs, LLC v. IH Riverdale, LLC, 307 Ga. App. 72, 704 S.E.2d 239 (2010). Cited in Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, 351 F.2d 702 (5th Cir. 1965); Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Miller, 398 F.2d 218 (5th Cir. 1968); Retail Credit Co. v. Russell, 234 Ga. 765, 218 S.E.2d 54 (1975); McKinnon v. Trivett, 136 Ga. App. 59, 220 S.E.2d 63 (1975); Spaulding v. Rich’s, Inc., 146 Ga. App. 693, 247 S.E.2d 218 (1978); Georgia Power Co. v. Busbin, 159 Ga. App. 416, 283 S.E.2d 647 (1981); Carey v. Glen Restaurants, Inc., 166 Ga. App. 638, 305 S.E.2d 171 (1983); Anderberg v. Georgia Elec. Membership Corp., 175 Ga. App. 14, 332 S.E.2d 326 (1985); Watkins v. Laser/ Print-Atlanta, Inc., 183 Ga. App. 172, 358 S.E.2d 477 (1987); Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Strickland, 185 Ga. App. 306, 363 S.E.2d 834 (1987); Wrenn v. Ledbetter, 697 F. Supp. 483 (N.D. Ga. 1988); Davis v. Sherwin-Williams Co., 242 Ga. App. 907, 531 S.E.2d 764 (2000); No Witness, LLC v. Cumulus Media Partners, LLC, No. 1:06-CV-1733 JEC, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83761 (N.D. Ga. Nov. 13, 2007); Brown v. Camden County, 583 F. Supp. 2d 1358 (S.D. Ga. 2008).