Flood v. News and Courier Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Dantzéer, J., Charleston, Action by Augustus M. Flood against News and Courier Co. From order sustaining demurrer, plaintiff appeals. cite: It is libelous per se to publish a white man as a negroy 18 Fncy., 2 ed., 861, 866, 867, 906, 913; Cheves D, 194; Dudley, 303; 1 N. & McC., 184, 347; 4 McC., 317; 4 So. R., 71; 38 S. C, 533; Crim. Code, 293, 479, 480; Code, 1900, 2664, 0158, 1231; 1. Woods, 537; 3 Woods, 367; 119 Fed.
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Before Dantzéer, J., Charleston, Action by Augustus M. Flood against News and Courier Co. From order sustaining demurrer, plaintiff appeals. cite: It is libelous per se to publish a white man as a negroy 18 Fncy., 2 ed., 861, 866, 867, 906, 913; Cheves D, 194; Dudley, 303; 1 N. & McC., 184, 347; 4 McC., 317; 4 So. R., 71; 38 S. C, 533; Crim. Code, 293, 479, 480; Code, 1900, 2664, 0158, 1231; 1. Woods, 537; 3 Woods, 367; 119 Fed. R., 381; 163 U. S., 544; 100 U. S., 306; 163 U. S., 544; 16 S. C., 3,97. Amendments of U. S. Con. do not affect the questions 38 S. C., 533; 109 U. S-, 3; 100 U. S.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Pope.
The appeal here involves the consideration of the complaint and the demurrer thereto. It will be necessary, therefore, to reproduce the complaint, which is, omitting' the caption, as follows:
“I. That the said defendant is a corporation .under the laws of the State of South Carolina.
“II. That this plaintiff is a white man of pure Caucasian blood, and is and at the time hereinafter mentioned was a citizen of the city of Charleston, county and State aforesaid, where he has always enjoyed the respect and confidence of his white…
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