Carolina Renewal, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtHearn, C.J.
Carolina Renewal contends the trial court erred in determining its breach of contract claim was barred by collateral estoppel. We affirm.
*553FACTS
In 2002, Carolina Renewal entered into a contract with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to perform road construction in Spartanburg County. Shortly after work began, Robert Burriss, a SCDOT employee, made slanderous statements about David Smith, Carolina Renewal’s sole officer and shareholder, to employees for Carolina Renewal. Burriss made the following statements to Carolina Renewal’s employees: they risked not being paid…
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