Legal Opinion
Fleming v. Rose
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 22, 2002No. 25500PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal
This Court granted Boykin Rose’s (“Rose”) petition for certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Fleming v. Rose, 338 S.C. 524, 526 S.E.2d 732 (Ct.App.2000). Rose argues the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court’s grant of summary judgment on' the cause of action for libel.
Factual/Procedural Background
This case arose from the investigation of a December 19, 1991, traffic accident. In the early morning hours of December 19, a car struck a van carrying four troopers and their wives home from a holiday party. Several of the troopers and their wives were injured. An…
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