WEST v. MOREHEAD

No. 4887.

396 S.C. 1 (2011)

720 S.E.2d 495

Rebecca WEST, Respondent, v. Todd MOREHEAD, Columbia City Paper, LLC, and Paul Blake, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided September 7, 2011.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirby D. Shealy, III and Evan Brook Bristow , both of Columbia, for Appellants.

S. Jahue Moore, Sr. , of West Columbia, for Respondent.


FEW, C.J.

In this appeal from a jury verdict in favor of Rebecca West for actual and punitive damages on a defamation claim, we address the "fair report privilege" and whether West introduced sufficient evidence of Appellants' fault. We find the trial court properly handled the fair report privilege and properly submitted to the jury the question of whether West presented sufficient evidence of fault as to actual damages. We also find the trial court acted within...

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