Jordan v. Hancock

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• ruling that one may become liable for slander published by another if the statements were made in pursuance of a common design and purpose
• ruling that one may become liable for slander published by another if the statements were made in pursuance of a common design and purpose
• liar, crook, thief, and cheat
• liar, crook, thief, and cheat

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Barber v. Perdue
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1989-12-20· cited 35×
• Turnage v. Kasper
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-11-30· cited 28×
• John H. Smith, Inc. v. Teveit
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-07-09· cited 21×
• Executive Excellence, LLC v. Martin Bros. Investments, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-03-30· cited 20×
• Dee v. Sweet
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-07-14· cited 16×
• Selman v. Manis
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1959-09-28· cited 14×
• Oskouei v. Matthews
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-02-18· cited 7×
• Peacock Construction Co. v. Turner Concrete, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1967-11-03· cited 3×

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Southern Railway Co. v. Chambers
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1906-08-17· cited 81×
• Behre v. National Cash Register Co.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1897-02-22· cited 80×
• Sheftall v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1905-08-02· cited 51×
• Whitley v. Newman
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1911-02-28· cited 38×
• Wilson v. Sullivan
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1888-05-23· cited 31×
• Ozborn v. Woolworth
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1899-02-10· cited 27×
• Van Gundy v. Wilson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1951-06-14· cited 24×
• Gilbert v. Crystal Fountain Lodge
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1887-11-01· cited 16×
• Bass v. African Methodist Episcopal Church
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1923-02-14· cited 15×
• Bennett v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1934-07-23· cited 15×
• Johnson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1916-11-17· cited 14×
• Simmons v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1925-06-12· cited 12×
• Lanham v. Keys
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1924-02-23· cited 8×
• Dixie Freight Lines Inc. v. Transportation Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1936-07-15· cited 6×
• Hawkinsville Bank & Trust Co. v. Walker
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1896-07-13· cited 5×