Legal Opinion
James v. South Carolina Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 1, 2011No. 4835PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CURETON, A.J.
After their expert witness traveled from Ohio to South Carolina for his deposition, Appellants moved to compel the South Carolina Department of Transportation (the Department) to pay the expert’s bill for $6,021.10. The circuit court ordered the Department to pay only $2,125. On appeal, Appellants argue the circuit court’s decision ignores the mandates of Rules 26(b)(4)(C) and 30(b)(7) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure and constitutes an impermissible judicial correction of the Department’s mistake. We reverse1 and remand for a determination of a reasonable fee for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Futch v. McAllister Towing of Georgetown, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Elam v. South Carolina Department of TransportationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2004
- Hitachi Data Systems Corp. v. LeathermanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- Atlas Food Systems & Services, Inc. v. Crane National Vendors Division of Unidynamics Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
- Adoptive Parents v. Biological ParentsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
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3Cited by1 opinion
- James v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF TRANSP.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2011