Legal Opinion

Fallon v. RUCKS

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided June 9, 1950No. 16366PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stukrs, Justice.

This appeal concerns only the form and receipt of the verdict in a suit upon two causes of action for personal injuries and property damage which resulted from a collision between plaintiff’s automobile and the defendant tractor and trailer. Neither the pleadings nor the evidence appear in the record but the latter discloses that actual and punitive damages were demanded in the amount of $1,000.00 upon the first cause of action and $2,000.00 upon the second cause of action, and costs and disbursements.

The jury returned a verdict which the clerk did not publish but handed to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Worrell v. South Carolina Power Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1938
  2. Limehouse v. SOUTHERN RY. CO.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
  3. Joiner v. BevierSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
  4. Hanks v. IvesterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1935
  5. Stuckey v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1900

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Vinson v. HartleyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
  2. South Carolina State Highway Department v. TownsendSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
  3. Sorin Equipment Co. v. Firm, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
  4. Youmans v. South Carolina Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008
  5. Howard v. Holiday Inns, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1981

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