Kirby v. Gulf Refining Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Bonitam.

This action for damages for alleged slander, which was brought in the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, was heard by Judge Grimball and a jury, and resulted in a verdict for plaintiff which awarded actual damages against both defendants, and punitive damages against the company alone.

The cardinal allegations made by the pleadings may be summarized as follows:

The complaint alleges the corporate capacity of Gulf Refining Company; that E. M. Livingston was the manager or operator of the company’s filling station in Columbia,…