Legal Opinion
Farmer v. Monsanto Corp.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 7, 2003No. 25617PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
Appellants (Corporations) appeal an order striking their affirmative defenses based on the “door-closing” statute, S.C.Code Ann. § 15-5-150 (1976), and the statute of limitations. We reverse in part and affirm in part.
FACTS
Respondents (Plaintiffs), who are South Carolina residents, commenced this action for actual and punitive damages allegedly resulting from the purchase of defective cotton seed. *556Plaintiffs alleged they represented a class of “all cotton growers” who purchased the defective seed from Corporations.
Corporations, except Mixon Seed Company, are foreign corporations. They pled as…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Dove v. Gold Kist, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
- Worth v. City of RogersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
- Builder Mart of America, Inc. v. First Union Corp.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2002
- Cox v. LunsfordSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979
- Faber v. FaberSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
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