Section 51-5-6. Truth as justification
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- The truth of the charge made may always be proved in justification of an alleged libel or slander.
Orig. Code 1863, § 2921; Code 1868, § 2928; Code 1873, § 2979; Code 1882, § 2979; Civil Code 1895, § 3839; Civil Code 1910, § 4435; Code 1933, § 105-708.