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MAINS v. K MART CORP.

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297 S.C. 142 (1988)

375 S.E.2d 311

Charles P. MAINS, Respondent v. K MART CORPORATION, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided December 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Darling and Thomas C. Hildebrand, Jr., Sinkler & Boyd, Charleston, for appellant.

Jerry N. Theos, Uricchio, Howe, Krell, Jacobson & Toporek Charleston, and Thomas O. Berry, Jr., St. George, for respondent.

Heard May 23, 1988.

Decided Dec. 1, 1988.

GARDNER, Judge:

Charles P. Mains (Mains) sued K Mart Corporation (K Mart) for slander. Following a jury trial, a verdict for actual and punitive damages was awarded Mains; K Mart appeals. We affirm.

By way of background, on December 21, 1985, Mains and his wife purchased several things at the K Mart Store in Ladson, S.C. That day Mains was wearing a jacket which his

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