South Carolina Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of South Carolina or Court of Appeals of South Carolina where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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Weaver v. Lentz - 3/4/2002
Appeal From York County Lee S. Alford, Circuit Court Judge
Heard November 8, 2001
AFFIRMED
In this wrongful death action, the parties filed cross appeals from the jury's award of actual and punitive damages and the...
Dykema v. Carolina Emergency Physicians - 3/4/2002
Appeal From Greenville County Wyatt T. Saunders, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard November 14, 2001
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART.
This is a wrongful death action brought by Appellant/Respondent, Amey Dykema, on...
State v. Tyler - 3/4/2002
Appeal From Richland County Paul E. Short, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard January 23, 2002
AFFIRMED
Appellant Linda Tyler was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. We...
Linder v. Insurance Claims Consultants - 2/25/2002
IN THE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
Heard September 25, 2001
We granted petitioners' request to hear this declaratory judgment action in our original jurisdiction. Petitioners seek to have the Court declare that the actions of...
Simmons v. City of Charleston - 2/19/2002
This is a workers' compensation action holding that a spider bite is not subjected to the "greater risk" doctrine.
Appeal From Charleston County Diane S. Goodstein, Circuit Court Judge
Heard December 5, 2001
AFFIRMED ...
Strickland v. Galloway - 2/19/2002
In this Workers' Compensation case, the court addresses whether the "going and coming" rule applies to a volunteer firefighter who is responding to a fire.
Appeal From Anderson County James W. Johnson, Jr., Circuit Court Judge ...
Florence County School District #2 v. Interkal - 2/11/2002
Appeal From Florence County Cody W. Smith, Jr., Special Referee
Submitted November 6, 2001
AFFIRMED
In this contribution action, Florence County School District #2 (School District) appeals the finding that it was not...
McInnis v. Estate of McInnis - 1/28/2002
Appeal From Marlboro County James Carlyle Williams, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard November 7, 2001
REVERSED
Alyce McInnis appeals the denial of her claim against her husband's estate. She asserts she was entitled to...
Brown v. Carolina Emergency Physicians - 12/17/2001
Heard September 6, 2001
AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED
In these medical malpractice actions, Donna Brown, Chris Brown, individually, and Chris Brown, as Personal Representative of Nathan Andrew Brown...
In re Purvis - 12/10/2001
Heard November 15, 2001
DISBARRED
In this attorney disciplinary matter, the sub-panel and the full panel recommended respondent Olin L. Purvis, III, be disbarred. We agree and disbar respondent.
FACTS
The...
Hedgepath v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company - 12/10/2001
Heard November 7, 2001
AFFIRMED AS ADDRESSED
These are environmental pollution cases. The primary issue on appeal in each case is the application of the statute of limitations. Based upon the statute, the trial court...
Nelson v. Taylor - 9/17/2001
Appeal From Greenville County Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge
Heard May 8, 2001
REVERSED AND REMANDED
Pamela Nelson and her husband, Doug Nelson, brought this negligence action against John William Taylor for...
Cothran v. Brown - 9/10/2001
Appeal From Clarendon County Thomas W. Cooper, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard December 14, 2000
REVERSED AND REMANDED
Ferrell Cothran, as personal representative of the estate of Douglas H. McFaddin, brought this...
Carrigg v. Cannon - 9/10/2001
Appeal From Charleston County Gerald C. Smoak, Sr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard December 14, 2000
REVERSED AND REMANDED
This wrongful death action arises from the death of Katherine T. Reese after her vehicle was struck...
Bray v. Marathon Corporation - 9/10/2001
Appeal From Florence County James E. Brogdon, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard April 4, 2001
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; AND REMANDED
Marilyn Bray brought this products liability action against Marathon...
In re Perrow - 8/27/2001
Submitted July 10, 2001
INDEFINITE SUSPENSION
In this attorney disciplinary matter, respondent and Disciplinary Counsel have entered into an agreement pursuant to Rule 21, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR. In the agreement, respondent...
Tatum v. Medical University of South Carolina - 8/20/2001
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From Charleston County A. Victor Rawl, Circuit Court Judge
Heard June 8, 2000
REVERSED
This Court granted a writ of certiorari to review Tatum v. Medical...
Andrade v. Johnson - 3/19/2001
Appeal From Beaufort County Howard P. King, Circuit Court Judge
Heard September 12, 2000
AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART
In this action alleging negligence, violation of the South Carolina Unfair and Deceptive...
Pearson v. Bridges - 3/19/2001
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal From Greenville County Frank P. McGowan, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard February 20, 2001
AFFIRMED IN RESULT
We granted certiorari in this medical malpractice...
Watson v. Chapman - 12/18/2000
This is a medical malpractice action involving:
(1) cross-examination of an expert witness, (2) directed verdict, and (3) admissibility of evidence pertaining to a physician's addiction to alcohol.
Heard November 8, 2000 ...
Gaskins v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co. - 12/18/2000
Appeal From Williamsburg County R. Markley Dennis, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard November 6, 2000
AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED
Randy and Linda Gaskins (the Gaskins) appeal the trial court's...
South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. S.E.C.U.R.E. Underwriters Risk Retention Group - 11/27/2000
Appeal From Florence County James E. Brogdon, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard September 11, 2000
AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART
In this declaratory judgment action, South Carolina Farm Bureau (Farm Bureau) and...
Pike v. South Carolina Department of Transportation - 11/6/2000
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From Spartanburg County Gary E. Clary, Circuit Court Judge
Heard October 4, 2000
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED
This is a wrongful death action. Respondent's wife,...
Hinton v. Designer Ensembles - 11/6/2000
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal From Greenville County
Gerald C. Smoak, Sr ., Circuit Court Judge
Heard October 5, 2000
REVERSED
Respondent Hinton (Hinton) brought this retaliatory discharge...
Long v. Norris & Associates - 9/25/2000
Appeal From Richland County Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge
Heard September 11, 2000
AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED
Carolyn Long brought this action against Norris and Associates, Ltd. and...
In re Ervin - 9/18/2000
Heard August 2, 2000
INDEFINITE SUSPENSION
In this attorney disciplinary proceeding, the sub-panel and full panel recommend an indefinite suspension. We concur and impose the recommended sanction.
FACTS ...
Stevens v. Allen - 8/7/2000
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From York County Joseph J. Watson, Circuit Court Judge
Heard June 6, 2000
AFFIRMED
We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' opinion in...
In re Murdaugh - 8/7/2000
Submitted July 11, 2000
DISBARRED
In this attorney discipline matter, respondent and disciplinary counsel have entered into an agreement under Rule 21 of the Rules of Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement (RLDE) contained in Rule...
Welch v. Epstein - 7/31/2000
Appeal From Aiken County William P. Keesley, Circuit Court Judge
Heard June 5, 2000
AFFIRMED
This is a medical malpractice case arising out of the death of Marshall O. Welch, Jr. The jury awarded actual damages of...
Etheredge v. Richland School District One - 6/26/2000
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From Richland County L. Casey Manning, Circuit Court Judge
Heard January 19, 2000
REVERSED
We granted certiorari to review the opinion of the Court of Appeals...
Moriarty v. Garden Sanctuary Church of God - 6/26/2000
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From York County John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge
Heard May 9, 2000
AFFIRMED
This case presents the novel issues of whether a cause of action based on...
Murphy v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. - 6/26/2000
Appeal From Greenville County John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge
Heard November 4, 1999
AFFIRMED
This case involves the application of South Carolina's Door Closing Statute. Janet Murphy, a Virginia resident,...
Haselden v. Davis - 6/19/2000
Appeal From Sumter County Alexander S. Macaulay, Circuit Court Judge
Heard may 9, 2000
AFFIRMED
In these wrongful death and survival actions, a Sumter County jury awarded a total of $1,082,103.71 to Carolyn H. Hill's...
Dunbar v. Carlson - 6/19/2000
Appeal From Richland County Sidney T. Floyd, Circuit Court Judge
Heard May 8, 2000
AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and REMANDED
This is a cross-appeal in a dental malpractice action. We affirm the trial judge's...
Senter v. Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company - 6/12/2000
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From Beaufort County Thomas Kemmerlin, Jr., Special Circuit Court Judge
Heard April 4, 2000
AFFIRMED
We granted certiorari to review an order of the Court of...
Flagstar Corporation v. Royal Surplus Lines - 6/12/2000
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From Spartanburg County J. Derham Cole, Circuit Court Judge
Heard April 4, 2000
REVERSED AND REMANDED
We granted certiorari to review a decision of the Court...
Wells v. Halyard - 6/12/2000
Appeal From Horry County Sidney T. Floyd, Circuit Court Judge
Submitted May 8, 2000
AFFIRMED
In this medical malpractice action, a jury found for defendants Debra Lister, Jeanne Halyard, and Healthcare Partners of...
Waring v. Johnson - 6/12/2000
Appeal From Beaufort County Howard P. King, Circuit Court Judge
Heard May 10, 2000
AFFIRMED
In this tort action, Darrell Johnson, III, appeals from the trial court's grant of a new trial nisi additur to Lea Waring. We...
Crosby v. Glasscock Trucking Co. - 5/22/2000
Appeal From Greenville County Charles B. Simmons, Jr., Special Circuit Court Judge
Reheard July 23, 1997
AFFIRMED
Appellant commenced this action for wrongful death in his capacity as personal representative of the...
Grillo v. Speedrite Products - 5/22/2000
Appeal From Richland County Joseph M. Strickland, Special Circuit Court Judge
Heard January 12, 2000
REVERSED AND REMANDED
This personal injury action involves application of the statute of limitations to an alleged...
Reynolds v. Ryland Group - 5/8/2000
United States District Court David C. Norton
Heard September 21, 1999
CERTIFIED QUESTION ANSWERED
This Court accepted this certified question in its original jurisdiction to determine if a subsequent purchaser can sue...
Holy Lock Distributors - 5/1/2000
May 1, 2000: The attached opinion is substituted for the opinion previously filed in this matter on March 27, 2000.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From Charleston County L. Henry McKellar, Circuit...
Holy Loch Distributors - 3/27/2000
ORDER
The attached opinion is substituted for the opinion previously filed in this matter on March 27, 2000.
FOR THE COURT
Columbia, South Carolina May 1, 2000
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS ...
Hendericks v. Clemson University - 3/20/2000
Appeal From Pickens County Thomas J. Ervin, Circuit Court Judge
Heard October 7, 1999
AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED
R. J. Hendricks, II sued Clemson University for negligence, breach of fiduciary...
Hubbard v. Taylor - 3/20/2000
Appeal From Richland County Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge
Heard February 9, 2000
AFFIRMED
Norma J. Hubbard (the daughter) brought this negligence action against Leonard Taylor, the owner and director of...
Mitzell v. Glover - 3/20/2000
Appeal From Lancaster County Paul E. Short, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard February 8, 2000
AFFIRMED
John and Judy Mizell brought this medical malpractice action against Dr. Alfred L. Glover, a podiatrist, and Alpine...
Breland v. Love Chevrolet Olds - 3/6/2000
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From Hampton County Howard P. King, Circuit Court Judge
Heard February 3, 2000
AFFIRMED
This case is an appeal from a Court of Appeals order denying immediate...
Hundley v. Rite Aid of South Carolina - 2/28/2000
Appeal From York County John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge Costa M. Pleicones, Circuit Court Judge J. Buford Grier, Special Circuit Court Judge
Heard September 8, 1999
AFFIRMED
These consolidated tort actions...
In re Rast - 12/6/1999
Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. S.E. 2d
Heard October 6, 1999
PUBLIC REPRIMAND
In this attorney grievance matter, William J. Rast Jr., Esquire, ("Attorney") is charged with engaging in misconduct in violation of various...
In re Williams - 9/27/1999
In the Matter of Vannie Williams, Jr.
Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. S.E. 2d
PUBLIC REPRIMAND
Submitted August 2, 1999
In this attorney disciplinary matter, respondent and disciplinary counsel have entered into an...
Nedrow v. Pruitt - 9/13/1999
Appeal From Greenville County John W. Kittredge, Circuit Court Judge
Heard June 8, 1999
REVERSED AND REMANDED
Sabrina Nedrow sued David Pruitt, d/b/a Bruns Real Estate Company (Pruitt), and Piedmont Natural Gas...
Steinke v. South Carolina Department of Labor - 9/7/1999
Steinke, et al., v. SC DLLR
Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. S.E. 2d
Appeal From Horry County A. Victor Rawl, Circuit Court Judge
Heard May 12, 1999
Mike and Mary Steinke, the parents and personal representatives of the...
Stevens v. Allen - 6/28/1999
Stevens v. Allen
Appeal From York County
Joseph J. Watson, Circuit Court Judge
Submitted June 8, 1999
REVERSED AND REMANDED
These wrongful death and survival actions arise from a single car accident....
Douglass v. Boyce - 6/28/1999
Douglass v. Boyce, et al.
Appeal From Richland County
L. Henry McKellar, Circuit Court Judge
Heard April 12, 1999
AFFIRMED
William David Douglass, a minor under the age of fourteen (14) years, by his Next...
Muir v. C.R. Bard Inc. - 6/21/1999
Muir v. C.R. Bard, Inc.
Appeal From Berkeley County
B. Hicks Harwell, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard May 11, 1999
AFFIRMED
Dale Muir brought this Workers' Compensation action alleging he contracted...
Wintersteen v. Food Lion Inc. - 6/14/1999
Wintersteen v. Food Lion, Inc.
Appeal From Orangeburg County
Charles W. Whetstone, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard March 9, 1999
REVERSED
In this classic slip-and-fall case, the jury found in favor of...
In re Yarborough - 6/7/1999
Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 20 S.E. 2d
Heard February 3, 1999
PUBLIC REPRIMAND
In this attorney disciplinary proceeding, respondent, Ernest E. Yarborough, is charged with committing misconduct arising out of hi,s alleged...
Vermeer Carolina's Inc. v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp. - 6/1/1999
Vermeer Carolina's, Inc., v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corporation,
Appeal From Dorchester County
Patrick R. Watts, Special Circuit Court Judge
Heard May 11, 1999
AFFIRMED
Vermeer Carolina's, Inc., filed this...
Hamilton v. Ford - 6/1/1999
William Leroy Hamilton, v. Bob Bennett Ford, et al.
Appeal From Lexington County
Edward B. Cottingham, Circuit Court Judge
Submitted May 13, 1999
REVERSED and REMANDED
In this Workers' Compensation case,...
Peterson v. West American Insurance Co. - 6/1/1999
Lela Peterson v. West American Insurance Co.
Appeal From Greenville County
C. Victor Pyle, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Submitted May 11, 1999
AFFIRMED
This is an insurance case involving the question whether...
Munn v. Steel - 5/24/1999
Delton R. Munn, v. Nucor Steel, et al.,
Appeal From Darlington County
Marc H. Westbrook, Circuit Court Judge
Heard March 10, 1999
AFFIRMED
In a decision affirmed by the workers' compensation commission and...
Abba Equipment Inc. v. Thomason - 5/3/1999
Appeal From Greenville County Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge
Heard March 9, 1999
AFFIRMED
Abba Equipment, Inc. attempted to file in South Carolina a Florida judgment against Ralph Thomason, pursuant to the...
Tatum v. Medical University of South Carolina - 5/3/1999
Appeal From Charleston County A. Victor Rawl, Circuit Court Judge
Heard March 9, 1999
REVERSED AND REMANDED
In this medical malpractice action, Jennifer M. Tatum appeals a circuit court order granting the Medical...
Pruitt v. South Carolina Medical Malpractice Liability Joint Underwriting Association - 3/15/1999
Pruitt, et al., v. South Carolina Medical Malpractice Liability Joint Underwriting Association
Appeal From Marlboro County James E. Lockemy, Circuit Court Judge
Heard February 10, 1999
REVERSED
Roy A. Pruitt, R....
Ellis v. Oliver - 3/15/1999
Ellis by Ellis v. David Oliver, M.D.
Appeal From Lexington County Joseph A. Wilson, II, Circuit Court Judge
Heard December 6, 1998
AFFIRMED
Michael Anthony Ellis (Ellis), now deceased, initiated this medical...
In re Rice - 3/8/1999
MATTER OF RICE
Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 10 S.E. 2d
Heard February 3, 1999
DEFINITE SUSPENSION
In this attorney grievance matter, Keith Andrew Rice (Respondent) is charged with engaging in misconduct in violation...
Tiller v. National Health Care Center of Sumter - 3/8/1999
TILLER v. NATIONAL HEALTH CARE CENTER
Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 10 S.E. 2d
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From Sumter County
H. Dean Hall, Judge
Heard January 21, 1999
AFFIRMED AS...
B.L.G. Enterprises Inc. v. First Financial Insurance Co. - 3/8/1999
B.L.G. ENTERPRISES v. FIRST FINANCIAL INS. CO., ET AL.
Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 10 S.E. 2d
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From Anderson County
Ellis B. Drew, Jr., Master-in-Equity
Heard...
Keaton v. Greenville Hospital System - 3/1/1999
KEATON, et al. v. GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM, et al.
Davis Adv. Sh. No. XX S.E. 2d
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appeal From Greenville County Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge
Heard...
In re Glover - 12/29/1998
Heard October 20, 1998
INDEFINITE SUSPENSION
This is an attorney disciplinary matter. Respondent misappropriated client funds for personal use, co-mingled personal funds with client funds, was involved in a check kiting...
Ex Parte Petition of Messer - 12/14/1998
Appeal From Greenville County Amy C. Sutherland, Family Court Judge
Heard November 5, 1998
REVERSED
Patricia Houston Messer appeals from a family court order dismissing her petition and rule to show cause for contempt...
Allen v. Long Mfg. NC Inc. - 8/10/1998
Appeal From Allendale County Jackson v. Gregory, Circuit Court Judge
Heard May 7, 1998
REVERSED AND REMANDED
The personal representative of Otis Allen, Sr. (Allen) brought this products liability action against Long...
Roche v. Young Brothers - 8/10/1998
Davis Adv. Sh. No. 28 S.E. 2d
Catherine Roche, as Personal Representative for the Estate of George Roche, Petitioner, v. Young Brothers, Inc., of Florence, d/b/a Days Inn East, Respondent.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT...
Abbott v. Limited Inc. - 6/23/1998
Appeal From Florence County James E. Brogdon, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Heard April 9, 1998
AFFIRMED
Ronnie and Peggy Abbott appeal from the circuit court's order finding that the exclusivity provision of the South...
Unisun Insurance Co. v. Schmidt - 6/15/1998
Appeal From Charleston County Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge
Heard April 7, 1998
REVERSED
This insurance coverage case requires us to decide whether a permissive occupant of a vehicle being driven by a...
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