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Sanders v. Prince

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 8, 1991No. 23381PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Harwell, Justice:

This case arises out of the defamation of two Sumter County School Board members by appellant Atlee Prince. We find that the jury’s verdict was excessive and thus, reverse.

I. FACTS

Appellant Atlee Prince (Prince) and respondents Naomi Sanders (Sanders) and Tommy Dabbs (Dabbs) were members of the Sumter County School Board (School Board). Sanders was the Chairman of the School Board and the immediate past Vice-Chairman, Prince was Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the School Board’s Finance Committee, and Dabbs was the immediate past Chairman. Prince was elected as a member of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Small v. Springs Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1987

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Erickson v. Jones Street Publishers, LLCSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
  2. Holtzscheiter v. Thomson Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
  3. Branham v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
  4. Hainer v. American Medical International, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  5. South Carolina State Budget & Control Board v. PrinceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991

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