Nunnamaker v. Smith's
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Frank B. Gary, J., Richland, Action by Mary Nunnamaker, by guardian ad litem, against Smith’s and H. K. Smith. Defendants appeal. cite: This action should not be maintained against the defendants jointly: 141 N. W. 515; Newell 382; Odgers 601; Townsend 99; 25 Cyc. 434; 24 L. R. A. (N. S.) 955; 9 B. Mon. 198;'19 R. I. 496; Cooley on Torts 124; 59 S. 647. Words used are not actionable: Newell 41; 80 Mo. 367; 75 Ala. '158. cites: A corporation and an individual may be…
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Before Frank B. Gary, J., Richland, Action by Mary Nunnamaker, by guardian ad litem, against Smith’s and H. K. Smith. Defendants appeal. cite: This action should not be maintained against the defendants jointly: 141 N. W. 515; Newell 382; Odgers 601; Townsend 99; 25 Cyc. 434; 24 L. R. A. (N. S.) 955; 9 B. Mon. 198;'19 R. I. 496; Cooley on Torts 124; 59 S. 647. Words used are not actionable: Newell 41; 80 Mo. 367; 75 Ala. '158. cites: A corporation and an individual may be joined in such action: 62 S. E. 774; 18 Ency. 1057, 1059; 98 N. C. 43; 35 L. R. A. 622; 65 S. C. 338; 65 S. C. 344; 28 R.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
This is an action for slander .
The important allegations in the complaint are: That the defendant, Smith’s, is a corporation, and the defendant, H. K. Smith, is the president and treasurer of the corporation. That on or about the 7th day of September, 1932, the plaintiff, Mary Nunnamaker, was, and had been for some time previous thereto, employed by the defendant, Smith’s, in the capacity of cashier in one of the places of business of said corporation, in the city of Columbia, “and in the evening of said date the defendants, through…
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