Legal Opinion

Castell v. Stephenson Finance Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 16, 1964No. 18184PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lewis, Justice.

The plaintiff A. R. Castell recovered judgment for both actual and punitive damages against the defendant Stephenson Finance Company for the alleged conversion of his motor truck. The defendant has appealed from this judgment and, under our view of the record, the only question for decision is whether there was any evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, to sustain the conclusion that there was a conversion of the property of the plaintiff by the defendant.

The plaintiff purchased a truck on May 16, 1959, and, in consideration of the sale, gave as security…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Speizman v. GuillSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1943
  2. Rabon v. State Finance CorporationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1943
  3. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. HanahanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1928
  4. Young v. Corbitt Motor Truck Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1929
  5. Johnson Cotton Co. v. CannonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1963

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Regions Bank v. SchmauchCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
  2. Owens v. Andrews Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
  3. Moore v. WeinbergCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007
  4. In re TD Bank, N.A.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2015
  5. Steele v. Victory Savings BankCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988

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