Legal Opinion
American Service Corp. v. Hickle
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided September 20, 1993No. 23936PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chandler, Justice:
American Service Corporation of South Carolina (American) appeals an Order holding that the Homestead Exemption Act, S.C. Code Ann § 15-41-30(11)(B) (Supp. 1992)1 deprives Respondent Bonnie Hickle (Hickle), as a nonresident of this State, equal protection of the laws.2 We reverse.
FACTS
In September, 1990, American obtained a $32,000 judgment against Hickle, then a South Carolina resident. Subsequent to the judgment, Hickle became a Virginia resident; American has been unable to collect its judgment.
Thereafter, Hickle settled a personal injury lawsuit in South Carolina for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Foster v. South Carolina Department of Highways & Public TransportationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- Samson v. Greenville Hospital SystemSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
- Smith Ex Rel. Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
- Gary Concrete Products, Inc. v. RileySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- Nichols v. South Carolina Research AuthoritySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re ButcherUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1995
- Hickle v. American Service Corporation of South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- In Re SimsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 2010
- American Service Corp. v. HickleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993