Legal Opinion
Austin v. Torrington Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1987No. Nos. 85-1740(L), 85-1741 to 85-1750PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL, District Judge,
Sitting by Designation:
This case presents four issues for resolution under the law of South Carolina, Federal jurisdiction being predicated on diversity of citizenship. First, does South Carolina common law recognize a cause of action for “blacklisting”? Second, was the language alleged by the plaintiffs below as slanderous sufficient under South Carolina common law and under the evidence presented at trial, to support the jury’s affirmative verdict on the question of slander? Third, were the challenged statements privileged, or qualifiedly privileged, as a matter of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Improvement Company v. MunsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Wilbur L. LOVELACE, Appellant, v. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Rogers Ex Rel. Rogers v. Florence Printing Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
- Washington Gas Light Company v. Virginia Electric and Power CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Trimed, Incorporated, a Maryland Corporation v. Sherwood Medical Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- In Re Wildewood LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Bakker v. GrutmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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