Legal Opinion
Livingston v. Noland Corp.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 9, 1987No. 22792PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ness, Chief Justice:
W. R. Livingston (Livingston) brought this products liability action to recover damages incurred when his catfish and eel farming operation was partially destroyed by fire. Livingston alleged the fire was caused by a defective refrigerator compressor, originally manufactured by Copeland Corporation (Copeland) and remanufactured, prior to installation, by Our Way, Inc. A total of six (6) remanufactured compressors were sold by Noland Corporation (No-land) to Livingston’s refrigeration repairman and were in stalled at Livingston’s business betwen October, 1978 and the fire…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Madden v. CoxCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
- Claytor v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
- Benford v. Berkeley Heating Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1972
- Rewis v. Grand Strand General HospitalSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
3Cited by23 opinions
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- Bragg v. Hi-Ranger, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1995
- Rife v. Hitachi Const. MacHinery Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
- Fisher v. PelstringDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2012
- Little v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2001
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