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Page 195
... damages and $ 500 punitive damages . The defendants moved for a new trial . The presiding judge ordered that , unless the plaintiff remitted half of the verdict for actual damages , a new trial should be granted . The plaintiff made the ...
... damages and $ 500 punitive damages . The defendants moved for a new trial . The presiding judge ordered that , unless the plaintiff remitted half of the verdict for actual damages , a new trial should be granted . The plaintiff made the ...
Page 263
... damages . It is contended..that the court erred in charging as follows : ' If the jury find from the evidence , by ... damages . ' The error assigned is ( a ) that the charge was in respect of matters of fact , and so violated Sec- tion ...
... damages . It is contended..that the court erred in charging as follows : ' If the jury find from the evidence , by ... damages . ' The error assigned is ( a ) that the charge was in respect of matters of fact , and so violated Sec- tion ...
Page 265
... damages are presumed to result ' by inference of law ' and are not required to be proved by evidence ' ... it is apparent that the words ' substantial damages were here used by the circuit judge..in contradis- tinction to ' nominal damages ...
... damages are presumed to result ' by inference of law ' and are not required to be proved by evidence ' ... it is apparent that the words ' substantial damages were here used by the circuit judge..in contradis- tinction to ' nominal damages ...
Contents
Libel and SlanderAnalysis | 67 |
Private Advertisements | 267 |
Legal Advertising | 283 |
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action for libel actual malice advertisement alleged libel authority averment Brevard Canal Commission cause of action character charge Charleston circuit court circuit judge Civil Code Code of Laws Columbia Columbia Record committee on printing Company complaint constitute contained conveyed crime criticism defendant's directed verdict duty entitled evidence facts false ground guilty higher court held honor erred imputation inference injure innuendo intent Irogen joint committee jury Laws of South letter libelous per se lished malicious matter of law ment mitigation mitigation of damages motion newspaper nonsuit notice Nott and McCord nuendoes opinion overruled paper party person plain plaintiff pleaded presiding judge printer privileged prosecutor prove public printing published question reason refused reputation rule Section Senate slander Slander and Libel South Carolina statement sufficient sustained the demurrer tiff tion trial true truth verdict violation witness words