Gantt v. Universal C.I.T. Credit Corp.

Littlejohn, Justice.

The plaintiff brings this suit, alleging three sparate causes of action: (1) for invasion of privacy; (2) for libel and slander; and (3) for conversion by defendant of plaintiff’s personal property.

The defendant moved to require the plaintiff to elect between the cause of action for invasion of privacy, and the cause of action for libel and slander, on the ground that the two causes of action stated alternative remedies and are mutually exclusive, and that recovery on both cannot be had.

In addition, the defendant demurred to. the first cause of action on the ground that…