Legal Opinion
Fulton v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 24, 1951No. 16553PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fishburne, Justice.
Respondent, a colored mail porter, brought this action against the appellant Railroad Company to recover damages for alleged slander and libel. This charge was based upon an investigation made by appellant concerning an alleged misrepresentation of fact by respondent relating to an accidental injury sustained by him while enroute from Florence, *291South Carolina, to Rocky Mount, North- Carolina, on January 16, 1948. As a result of this investigation, the respondent was discharged.
In addition to the general denial of the allegations of the complaint, appellant interposed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Turner v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
- Fitchette v. Sumter Hardwood Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1928
- Riley v. Askin & Marine Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
- Bosdell v. Dixie Stores Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1933
- Smith v. Bradstreet CompanySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1902
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Rogers Ex Rel. Rogers v. Florence Printing Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
- Swinton Creek Nursery v. Edisto Farm CreditSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Murray, v. Holnam, Inc. and Thomas Thornton, of Whom Holnam, Inc. IsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
- Corbin v. Washington Fire and Marine Insurance Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1968
- Kunst v. LoreeCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2018
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