McClain v. Anderson Free Press
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
Moss, Justice.
This action was brought by J. Clint McClain, the respondent herein, and former Sheriff of Anderson County, South Carolina, for the recovery of damages on account of an alleged libelous publication of and concerning him, against The Anderson Free Press, the appellant herein. The publications forming the basis of this action by the respondent appeared in the issues of the newspaper of appellant on May 31, 1956 and June 11, 1956. The complaint alleges the pub*453lication by the appellant, in its weekly newspaper, of a letter written by Dr. T. W. Martin to the editor, in which the…
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