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ANDERSON v. AUGUSTA CHRONICLE

No. 26031.

365 S.C. 589 (2005)

619 S.E.2d 428

Tom ANDERSON, Respondent, v. The AUGUSTA CHRONICLE, Morris Communications, Inc., Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 22, 2005.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Hudson, of Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett, & Salley, of Augusta, and James M. Holly, of Hull, Norman, Barrett, & Salley of Aiken, for Petitioner.

Douglas Kosta Kotti, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Jay Bender, of Baker, Ravenel & Bender, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae.

Chief Justice TOAL:

This is a libel case brought by a public figure against a newspaper. The trial judge granted a motion for directed verdict for Petitioner, the Augusta Chronicle (the Chronicle).1 The court of appeals reversed. Anderson v. Augusta Chronicle, 355 S.C. 461, 585 S.E.2d 506 (Ct.App.2003). This Court granted the Chronicle's petition for certiorari...

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