Legal Opinion
Parker v. Evening Post Publishing Co.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided December 19, 1994No. 2277PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Howard, Chief Judge:
John Parker brought libel and invasion of privacy actions against the Evening Post and Jim Parker, one of its reporters (Defendants). The trial court granted a directed verdict to the Defendants on the privacy claim at the close of Parker’s evi dence, and the jury returned a defense verdict on the libel claim. Parker appeals. We affirm.
In December 1988, Parker contracted to purchase the assets of Classic Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. (Classic), an automobile dealership then doing business in Charleston under the name of Heritage Lincoln-Mercury (Heritage). At the same time, Parker…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Meetze Ex Rel. Golden v. Associated PressSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1956
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