David Verner Tousley v. North American Van Lines, Inc.

SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:

North American Van Lines appeals the judgment of the district court, entered after a jury verdict, awarding David Verner Tousley $1,200 treble damages, $5,000 punitive damages, and $22,500 in attorney’s fees, under the South Carolina Business Opportunity Sales Act 1 and the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act. 2 The suit resulted from North American’s failure to comply with the Business Opportunity Sales Act when it recruited Tousley to haul cargo for it as an “owner-operator” and induced him to purchase a tractor from North American. North American contends that…