Legal Opinion
Bazzle v. Green Tree Financial Corp.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 26, 2002No. 25523PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Justice TOAL:
Two classes of plaintiffs, represented by Lynn and Burt Bazzle, et. al. (“Bazzles”) and by Daniel Lackey, et. al. (“Lackey”), were awarded damages pursuant to their respective class action arbitrations against Green Tree Financial Corporation (“Green Tree”) for violations of the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code. 1 Green Tree appeals the arbitrator’s 2 awards in both cases, on grounds that class-wide arbitration of the plaintiffs’ claims was not authorized by the arbitration agreement.
Factual/Procedural Background
On February 22, 2001, this Court entered an Order…
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