Gantt v. Belk-Simpson Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice StabrEr.

This is an action for damages on account of certain alleged slanderous words spoken of and concerning the plaintiff, Mary Gantt. The delict charged, to which the defendant interposed a general deniál, is set out in the complaint in the following language: “That the defendant, Belk-Simpson Company, operates on South Main Street, in the City of Greenville one of its numerous department stores to which it invites the public for the purposes of trade, and on Saturday, December 5th, 1931, the plaintiff, Mary Gantt, in compliance with…