Legal Opinion
Drakeford v. Dixie Home Stores
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 11, 1958No. 17474PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moss, Justice.
The appellant, Mrs. Thelma C. Drakeford, instituted this action against Dixie Homes Stores, Inc., the respondent, to recover damages on account of certain alleged slanderous words spoken of and concerning the appellant by the manager of a store of the respondent.
The complaint alleges that the appellant had been a patient in Tuomey Hospital in the City of Sumter, and while there was permitted to brew and have coffee in her room. The appellant was discharged from the said hospital and returned to her home on July 18, 1957. She left at the hospital some articles of personal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bell v. Bank of AbbevilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1946
- Simonds v. SimondsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1956
- Momeier v. John McAlister, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
- Merritt v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
- Richardson v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Costas v. Florence Printing Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
- Mains v. K Mart Corp.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
- Miller v. British America Assurance Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
- Smith v. Phoenix Furniture CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1972
- Elder v. Gaffney Ledger, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
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