Gattison v. S.C. State College

Connor, Judge:

Leonard Gattison sued S.C. State University 1 under the Whistleblower Act and sued the named individual defendants under the common law tort of outrage. The jury returned a verdict of $75,000 actual damages in his favor on the whistle-blower cause of action. The jury also returned verdicts for Gattison against Albert Smith, Orlando White, and Jimmy Ruff on the outrage claims. The school and individuals appeal on several grounds. We affirm the whistleblower verdict against the university, but reverse the outrage verdict against the named individuals.

APPEAL OF S.C. STATE UNIVERSITY