Legal Opinion
Watson v. Wannamaker
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 3, 1950No. 16316PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OxnER, Justice.
The complaint in this case contains two causes of action. The first is for libel and the second for slander. Both grew out of the' same transaction. At the conclusion of the testimony, the Court below directed a verdict for the defendant upon the ground that there was no evidence showing a publication of the alleged defamatory matter. Plaintiff has appealed.
Both causes of action are based on a letter written by respondent, W. W. Wannamaker, Jr., to appellant, Samuel D. Watson, on November 17, 1948. The alleged defamatory language related to the removal from a farm of some…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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