Johnson v. Doran

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal by defendant Leonard Doran from a judgment entered in the district court, Richland County, following a jury verdict for plaintiffs.

Plaintiffs, three brothers and two sisters, brought this action to quiet title to real property and asserted additional counts for rescission of contracts relating to the real property, slander of title, declaratory relief, and damages. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs awarding $16,772 general damages, and $43,500 exemplary damages solely against defendant Leonard…