Parrish v. Allison

I concur with the majority that the judgment must be reversed based on the trial court’s error in allowing Allison to assei't truth, even though he did not affirmatively plead truth as a defense. I write separately, however, because I believe *329the trial court also erred in failing to direct a verdict on the issue of slander per se.

In light of the attendant circumstances, I find Allison’s statements charged Parrish with the commission of a crime of moral turpitude. See Flowers v. Price, 192 S.C. 373, 378, 6 S.E.2d 750, 752 (1940) (considering extrinsic circumstances to determine if words are…