Legal Opinion

Rowe v. Hyatt

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 25, 1996No. 24395PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

Burnett, Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision in Rowe v. Hyatt, 317 S.C. 172, 452 S.E. (2d) 356 (Ct. App. 1994). We reverse.

FACTS

Respondents (the Rowes) purchased a car from Imperial Chrysler-Plymouth (Imperial) after a salesman represented the car to be a 1987 demonstrator. When the Rowes discovered the car was actually a 1986 model which had been purchased from a rental fleet, they sued Imperial and its owner Ken Hyatt (Hyatt) for common-law fraud, violation of the Unfair Trade Practices Act (UTPA), S.C. Code…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gilstrap Ex Rel. Gilstrap v. South Carolina Budget & Control BoardSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
  2. Plowman v. BagnalSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
  3. Hunt v. RabonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
  4. Rowe v. HyattCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1994

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Stephen v. Avins Construction Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
  2. Jackson v. SpeedSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  3. Broadhurst v. City of Myrtle Beach Election CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
  4. State v. MorganCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2002
  5. Carolina Alliance for Fair Employment v. South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, & RegulationCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999

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