Legal Opinion
Peeler v. Spartan Radiocasting, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 18, 1996No. 24531PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal of a defamation case. The jury awarded respondent Harvey S. Peeler $50,000.00 actual damages and $625,000.00 punitive damages. We reverse.
FACTS
On August 29 and September 1, 1988, appellants broadcast two television news stories on channel WSPA1 about forgeries of names on a petition to place J.R. Stroupe’s name on the ballot for election to the South Carolina Senate. The incumbent, Peeler, brought this libel action alleging these news stories conveyed that Peeler had a role in the forgeries and the public believed he was guilty of forgery.2 The following is a transcript of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Anonymous v. State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- State v. StokesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
- Elder v. Gaffney LedgerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- State v. FletcherSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2008
- Anderson v. the Augusta ChronicleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
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