Legal Opinion

Mason v. S. S. Kresge Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided January 5, 1966No. 18444PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lewis, Justice.

The defendant has appealed from an order of the lower court denying its motions to strike certain allegations from the complaint and to make others more definite and certain.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages sustained from an alleged slander committed by the manager of defendant’s store when he demanded to see the contents of plaintiff’s purse as she was leaving the check-out counter of the store on November 2, 1964. The motions of the defendant were directed to certain allegations contained in Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the complaint. These paragraphs alleged as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Spurlin v. Colprovia Products Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1937
  2. Oxman v. ProfittSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
  3. Tate v. OxnerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
  4. Weldon v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
  5. Brogdon v. BrittonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1948

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Deering Milliken Research Corp. v. Textured Fibres, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1970
  2. Marshall v. WinterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
  3. Register v. Niagara Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1966

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