Legal Opinion
Rock Hill Telephone Co. v. Globe Communications, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 21, 2005No. 25952PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal
Pursuant to Rule 228, SCACR, we accepted the following questions on certification from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina:
I. Is the relationship between a utility holding a construction permit from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) and a subcontractor hired by the utility’s independent contractor a “special relationship,” allowing for a claim of equitable indemnity by the utility against the subcontractor?
II. Does the utility have a nondelegable duty that makes it vicariously liable for the subcontractor’s negligence?
We answer both…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Addy v. BoltonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1971
- Snyder v. Southern California Edison Co.California Supreme Court · 1955
- Osborne Ex Rel. Osborne v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- Simmons v. Tuomey Regional Medical CenterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- Vermeer Carolina's, Inc. v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Aleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Campbell v. Cathcart (In Re Derivium Capital, LLC)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 2006
- Marc B. Daniels v. J. Dennis CrockerMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
- Myatt v. RHBT Financial Corp.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2006
- Vieira v. AGM II, LLC (In re Worldwide Wholesale Lumber, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 2007
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