Case Name: Sparks v. Bedford
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1908-03-16
Citations: 4 Ga. App. 13
Docket Number: 769
Parties: Sparks v. Bedford.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 13–13

Head Matter:
769.
Sparks v. Bedford.
Action for, slander, from city court of Atlanta — Judge Calhoun. July 13, 1907.
Argued December 17, 1907,
Decided March 16, 1908.
W. A. James, for plaintiff in error.
T. J. Ripley, R. R. Shropshire, contra.

Opinion:
Hill, C. J.
1. To publicly call a young white woman "a Decatur street whore" is actionable. Malice and damage will be inferred. Civil Code, § 3837; Pledger v. Hathcock, 1 Ga. 550.
2. It was not error to charge the jury that a witness could be impeached by proof of general bad "moral" character. The use of the word "moral" was neither restrictive nor misleading. General bad character, as a ground of impeachment, refers to general bad. moral character, the word "moral" being used in its broadest sense.
3. Newly discovered evidence which is merely cumulative and impeaching is not ground for new trial.
4. No material error of law appears, and the verdict was fully warranted by the evidence. Judgment affirmed.