Legal Opinion
Woodard v. Westvaco Corp.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 7, 1993No. 2026PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Judge:
This is an action in negligence. Glenn Woodard sued Westvaco Corporation seeking damages for personal injuries. The complaint alleged that while Woodard was employed as a driver for Southern Bulk Haulers, a trucking firm, he drove a tanker truck to Westvaeo’s plant in North Charleston to pick up a load of a chemical known as “black liquor” for delivery to storage tanks at the Exxon oil terminal located a few miles away. Woodard was injured when a hose delivering the chemical under pressure from an overhead pipe disengaged and sprayed him with hot liquid, knocking him from the top…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Teachy v. Coble Dairies, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- Marchbanks v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
- Bridges v. Wyandotte Worsted Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Baird v. Charleston CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Glass v. Dow Chemical Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- Woodard v. Westvaco Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
- Hernandez-Zuniga v. TickleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007
- Riden v. Kemet Electronics Corp.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1993
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