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MURRAY v. HOLNAM, INC.

No. 3283.

344 S.C. 129 (2001)

542 S.E.2d 743

John MURRAY, Appellant, v. HOLNAM, INC. and Thomas Thornton, Defendants, of whom Holnam, Inc. is Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided January 8, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coming B. Gibbs, Jr., of Gibbs & Holmes, of Charleston, for Appellant.

J. Michelle Childs and Susan P. McWilliams, both of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, of Columbia, for Respondent.

ANDERSON, Judge:

John Murray appeals from an order of the Circuit Court granting summary judgment to his former employer, Holnam, Inc., as to Murray's slander cause of action. We reverse and remand.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Holnam operates a cement plant near Holly Hill, South Carolina. The plant includes a quarry which houses a large diesel fuel storage tank. Holnam hired Murray in 1989 as a control...

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