What is the test for libel under the O.C.G.A.L.B.A., 51-5-1 statute?

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The following excerpt is from Gorrell v. Sneath, Case No.: 1:12-cv-00554-AWI-JLT (E.D. Cal. 2012):

O.C.G.A. 51-5-1 defines libel as a "false and malicious defamation of another, expressed in print, writing, pictures, or signs, tending to injure the reputation of the person and exposing him to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule." The statute further requires publication of the libelous matter. (Id.) O.C.G.A. 51-5-3 explains that publication occurs "as soon as it is communicated to any person other than the party libeled." (See also Mathis v. Cannon, 276 Ga. 16, 26-27 (Ga. 2002) 51-5-7.)

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