Legal Opinion
Porter v. News and Courier Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 8, 1960No. 17695PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stukes, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a pro forma order overruling defendant’s demurrer to the complaint which is for damages for alleged libel of the plaintiff. It is alleged in the complaint that the following allegedly false matter was published by .appellant in its newspaper: Under the replica of a check there was: “A Charleston Man Cashed This Check for $6.47 * * * But He Ended Up With $149.63 Decimal In Check number (left) apparently caused cashier to make mistake.”
Then followed the headlines:
“Misplaced Decimal Point
“Father Of Twelve Freed After Receiving Too Much Money For A…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Duncan v. the Record Publishing Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1927
- Bell v. Bank of AbbevilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1946
- Turner v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
- Lybrand v. State Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
- Lily v. Belk's Department StoreSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1935
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. United Food & Commercial Workers International UnionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Davis v. NiederhofSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
- Flowers v. Zayre Corp.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1968
- Redfearn v. PusserSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
- Parrish v. AllisonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007
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