Holtzscheiter v. Thomson Newspapers, Inc.

332 S.C. 502 (1998)

506 S.E.2d 497

Sandra Prosser HOLTZSCHEITER, Respondent,

v.

THOMSON NEWSPAPERS, INC., d/b/a The Florence Morning News, Appellant.

No. 24842.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Heard January 5, 1995.

Decided September 22, 1998.

E.N. Zeigler, of Zeigler and Graham, of Florence, for appellant.

John S. DeBerry, of Florence, for respondent.

Jay Bender, of Baker, Barwick, Ravenel & Bender, of Columbia, for South Carolina Press Association, as amicus curiae.

FINNEY, Chief Justice:

This is a libel case in which respondent, a private individual, sued appellant, a newspaper, for publishing a…