Legal Opinion
Holtzscheiter v. Thomson Newspapers, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 16, 1991No. 23536PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chandler, Justice:
Sandra Prosser Holtzscheiter (Holtzscheiter) appeals an Order granting Respondent, Florence Morning News (Newspaper), directed verdicts on causes of action for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.
FACTS
On July 26, 1986, Newspaper reported the murder of Holtzscheiter’s 17-year-old daughter, Shannon. The news article contained background information that Shannon was “a drifter,” “the product of a broken home,” was not “the image of sweet-sixteen, definitely not a cheerleading type,” was “in with the wrong…
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