Legal Opinion
Scott v. McCain
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 13, 1978No. 20836PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice:
Respondent R. C. Scott brought this libel action against appellant Thomas C. McCain to recover actual and punitive damages. This appeal is from the order of the lower court overruling McCain’s demurrer to the complaint and permitting Scott to amend the complaint. We reverse that part of the lower court’s order that overrules the demurrer, and affirm that part that permits Scott to amend the complaint.
Scott’s complaint is identical to and representative of the complaints of Everette W. Noel, Avory Bland, Jr., Herman E. Cain, Mark S. Adams, J. Raymond Cook and Virgil Wall.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jones v. GarnerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1968
- Stevens v. Sun Publishing Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
- Fulton v. Atlantic Coast Line R. CoSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1951
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Sunshine Sportswear & Electronics, Inc. v. WSOC-Television, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1989
- Smith v. Canal Insurance Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
- Beckham v. Sun NewsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- Fitts v. KolbDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1991
- Arant v. KresslerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
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