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ADAMS v. DAILY TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.

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295 S.C. 218 (1988)

367 S.E.2d 702

William C. ADAMS, Respondent v. DAILY TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., d/b/a WBTW TV 13; Eastern Carolinas Broadcasting Co., Inc., d/b/a WPDE TV 15; Bobby L. Hicks; and Gwen Cooper Hicks, Of Whom Daily Telegraph Printing Co., d/b/a WBTW TV 13 is Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reginald C. Brown, Jr., and Mary Layton Wells, both of Hyman, Morgan, Brown, Jeffords, Rushton & Hatfield, Florence, for petitioner.

T. Kenneth Summerford and Karl A. Folkens, Florence, for respondent.

Heard March 8, 1988.

Decided April 25, 1988.

Per Curiam:

Reference is had to the opinion of the Court of Appeals1 for a full statement of the facts. We affirm the result, but clarify one matter in the opinion.

The opinion of the Court of Appeals shall not be read to hold that qualified privilege applies only in the case of a public figure or official. Although a...

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