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GLEATON v. ORANGEBURG COUNTY

Appellate Case No. 2020-001006 Opinion No. 6003.

440 S.C. 350 (2023)

891 S.E.2d 390

Sara GLEATON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Wilton Gleaton, Appellant, v. ORANGEBURG COUNTY, a Political Subdivision of the State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed July 26, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Franklin Barnes, III , of Barnes Law Firm, LLC, of Hampton; and John E. Parker , and John Elliott Parker, Jr. , both of Parker Law Group, LLP, of Hampton, all for Appellant.

Jerrod Austin Anderson , of Anderson Law Office, P.A., of Orangeburg; and Andrew F. Lindemann , of Lindemann Law Firm, P.A., of Columbia, both for Respondent.

This is an appeal in an action for slander of title. The story began with a flawed tax sale, but there were several mistakes for years after. The master-in-equity found in favor of Orangeburg County (the County) based on findings that the County did not publish a false statement impugning the owner's title and did not act with malice...

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