Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. Kennedy
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided August 6, 2001No. 3379PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, J.:
In this defamation action, Johnny Goodwin sued David Kennedy and the Abbeville Chapter of C.A.F.E., a nonprofit corporation, for allegedly slanderous statements Kennedy made while Goodwin was an assistant principal of a local high school. The jury returned a verdict for Goodwin and awarded him actual damages of $5,000 and punitive damages of $25,000. Kennedy appeals. 1 We affirm.
FACTS
This action arises out of statements Kennedy made about Goodwin on two occasions in February and March of 1997. At that time, Goodwin was an assistant principal at Abbeville High School, and his…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Abrams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Swinton Creek Nursery v. Edisto Farm CreditSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Parrish v. AllisonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007
- Beeching v. LeveeIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
- Fountain v. First Reliance BankSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2012
- Kunst v. LoreeCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2018
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