Section 51-5-3. What constitutes publication of libel
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- A libel is published as soon as it is communicated to any person other than the party libeled.
Orig. Code 1863, § 2918; Code 1868, § 2925; Code 1873, § 2976; Code 1882, § 2976; Civil Code 1895, § 3834; Civil Code 1910, § 4430; Code 1933, § 105-705.