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Kinard v. Augusta Sash & Door Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided October 24, 1985No. 22390PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gregory, Justice:

Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 46, the Honorable Charles E. Simons, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina certified the following question to this Court:

Whether a mother who is herself physically injured as a result of a delict may recover damages for severe shock, emotional trauma and resulting physical injuries caused by witnessing severe injury to her daughter in the same incident?

The plaintiff and her daughter were injured when a load of roof trusses fell from defendant’s truck and struck the car in which they were riding.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Portee v. JaffeeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
  3. Ford v. HutsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
  4. Barnhill v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  5. Ramirez v. ArmstrongNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Lejeune v. Rayne Branch Hosp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  3. Clohessy v. BachelorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  4. Willis v. GAMI GOLDEN GLADES, LLC.Supreme Court of Florida · 2007
  5. Doe v. Greenville County School DistrictSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007

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