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FOUNTAIN v. FIRST RELIANCE BANK

No. 27141.

398 S.C. 434 (2012)

730 S.E.2d 305

Mark FOUNTAIN, Appellant, v. FIRST RELIANCE BANK, Thomas C. Ewart, and Ernest Pennell, Defendants, of Whom First Reliance Bank and Thomas C. Ewart are, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 11, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Norris Hill , of Newberry, and William P. Hatfield , of Hyman Law Firm, of Florence, for Appellant.

J. Rene Josey and Jeffrey L. Payne , of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, of Florence, for Respondents.

Justice HEARN:

Mark Fountain brought this action for defamation based on a statement by Thomas C. Ewart, chief banking officer for First Reliance Bank, as to why the bank would not make a loan on a business venture between Fountain and Ernest Pennell. The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of Ewart and First Reliance (collectively, Respondents), finding that the statement was not defamatory, and even if it was...

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