Legal Opinion
Holtzscheiter v. Thomson Newspapers, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided September 22, 1998No. 24842PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINNEY, Chief Justice:
This is a libel case in which respondent, a private individual, sued appellant, a newspaper, for publishing a statement on a matter of public interest which allegedly defamed respondent. The jury awarded respondent $500,000 actual damages and $1.5 million punitive damages. The trial judge remitted the punitive damage award to $500,000. The newspaper appeals. We reverse the trial judge’s refusal to direct a verdict on punitive damages, and remand for a new trial absolute.
This is the second trial and appeal in this matter. See Holtzscheiter v. Thomson Newspapers, Inc., 306…
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