Jennings v. Jennings
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hearn
Holly Broome was sued civilly for hacking Lee Jennings’ Yahoo! e-mail account. The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of Broome on all claims, including violation of the federal Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701-12. The court of appeals reversed, finding that the emails she obtained from hacking Jennings’ account were in electronic storage and thus covered by the SCA. We reverse.
FACTUAL/PROCEDXJRAL BACKGROUND
The computer hacking at issue here emanated from a domestic dispute. After finding a card for flowers for another woman in her husband’s car, Gail Jennings…
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