Mains v. K Mart Corp.

Gardner, Judge:

Charles P. Mains (Mains) sued K Mart Corporation (K Mart) for slander. Following a jury trial, a verdict for actual and punitive damages was awarded Mains; K Mart appeals. We affirm.

By way of background, on December 21, 1985, Mains and his wife purchased several things at the K Mart Store in Ladson, S. C. That day Mains was wearing a jacket which his wife Had previously purchased for him at another K Mart store; Mains had never worn it before and had inadvertently left a straight pin in the tail of the jacket. Among the purchases the Mains made on December 21, 1985, was a…