Legal Opinion
Fox v. Munnerlyn
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided November 16, 1984No. 0318PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Judge:
This is an action in trespass for damages. By consent of the parties, the matter was referred to the master in equity for rendition of a final judgment. The master found in favor of Fox and awarded her $3,000 in punitive damages. Munnerlyn appeals from the damages award. We affirm.
Joan Fox and her family live on a heavily wooded thirty-one acre tract in rural Charleston County. Except for the family home and a dock on the inland waterway, the Fox property remains in an essentially natural state. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fox indicated at triai their strong desire to maintain the property…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hinson v. A. T. Sistare Construction Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
- Davenport v. WOODSIDE COTTON MILLS CO. INC.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1954
- Matheson v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
- Baptist Foundation for Christian Education v. Baptist CollegeCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
- Glass v. GlassSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,525 City of Greenville, and Greenville Water System v. W.R. Grace & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Miller v. PannellMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
- May v. HopkinsonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
- Cartee v. LesleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- Blackwell v. BlackwellCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
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