Gerard Saari, sued the appellee for defamation, alleging that after the decedent had been found burned to death in his automobile the appellee broadcast a news report falsely describing his death as being “drug-related.” This appeal is from the grant of the appellee broadcaster’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. Held: There is no common law right of action for defamation of a deceased person. See Restatement (Second) of Torts, § 560 (1977); 2 Harper, James & Gray, The Law of Torts, § 5.3 (1986); 50 AmJur2d, Libel & Slander, § 320 (1970). Since there is no Georgia statute alter ing the common law in this regard, the trial court did not err in granting the appellee’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. Accord Atlanta Journal Co. v. Farmer, 48 Ga. App. 273 (172 SE 647) (1933) (<HOLDING>). The appellant’s reliance on Johnson v.
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