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STEVENS v. SUN NEWS

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267 S.C. 63 (1976)

226 S.E.2d 236

James P. STEVENS, Respondent, v. The SUN NEWS and the State-Record Company, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

June 15, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. John B. McCutcheon, of Conway, and Robinson, McFadden, Moore & Pope, of Columbia, for Appellants.

J.M. Long, Jr., Esq., of Conway, and Walter J. Bristow, of Columbia, for Respondent.

June 15, 1976.

NESS, Justice:

The appellants, two newspaper companies, are defendants in a libel action instituted by the plaintiff-respondent, James P. Stevens. Appellants moved for a change of venue, contending that due to the notoriety and political influence of the plaintiff and several of his associates, who will likely testify during the trial of the case, a fair and impartial trial could not be conducted in...

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