DOE v. BERKELEY PUBLISHERS

No. 24765.

329 S.C. 412 (1998)

496 S.E.2d 636

John DOE, Respondent, v. BERKELEY PUBLISHERS, d/b/a The Berkeley Independent, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 23, 1998.

Rehearing Denied March 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Bender and Charles E. Baker, both of Baker, Barwick, Ravenel & Bender, L.L.P., Columbia, for petitioner.

Thomas R. Goldstein, of Belk, Cobb, Infinger & Goldstein, P.A., Charleston, for respondent.


FINNEY, Chief Justice:

We granted certiorari to review that part of the Court of Appeals' opinion which reversed the trial court's order directing a verdict for petitioner on respondent's invasion of privacy claim. Doe v. Berkeley Publishers, d/b/a The Berkeley Independent, 322 S.C. 307, 471 S.E.2d 731 (Ct.App.1996). We reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

Respondent's claim is based on the petitioner's truthful...

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