Lee v. McCrory Stores Corporation
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before (Whaley, J., County Court, Richland, September, 1920. Action by Mildred Lee, by Guardian, against McCrory Stores Corporation. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. cites: Judge erred in intimating to jury that damages should be heavy: 85 S. C. 536. Amount is for the jury. Newell Libel and Slander (3rd.
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Before (Whaley, J., County Court, Richland, September, 1920. Action by Mildred Lee, by Guardian, against McCrory Stores Corporation. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. cites: Judge erred in intimating to jury that damages should be heavy: 85 S. C. 536. Amount is for the jury. Newell Libel and Slander (3rd. Ed.), Sec. 995; 25- Cyc., 530; 13 Cyc.,-242. Corporation not liable for slander by an'officer unless it-, directed him to use the slanderous words: Ogden Libel and Slander, 368; 43 So., 210, (Ala.); 24 L. R. A., (N. S.), 957. Damages excessive where, alleged ’ slander had not…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
This is an action for slander. The plaintiff is a girl about 14 years of age. She claims that she applied to the. defendant for Saturday work; that she was engaged to work and worked on Saturday; that she did not draw her .pay on Saturday evening, .but went back for it on the following Monday; that she applied to Mr. Butcher, the general manager of the store, for her money, but he refused to pay her, stating that she owed money to the store, as the cash register she had operated on Saturdáy was short $3.70 “I said I didn’t see how it…
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