Legal Opinion
Leaphart v. National Surety Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 4, 1932No. 13480PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Carter.
The plaintiff, Florence (Powell) Leaphart, commenced this action in the Court of Common Pleas for Aiken County in the year 1927 against the defendants Palmetto Trust Company and National Surety Company, for the purpose of ■recovering from the Palmetto Trust Company, a corporation under the laws of the State of South Carolina, as trustee for the plaintiff, the sum of $20,000.00, and interest, “alleged to have been dissipated and lost by the trustee while acting as such for the plaintiff, cestui que trust,” and also to obtain judgment…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Michoud v. GirodSupreme Court of the United States · 1846
- Columbia Lumber & Mfg. Co. v. Globe Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
- Scottish-American Mtg. Co. v. ClowneySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
- Duncan v. City of CharlestonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1901
- McCallum v. GrierSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Cook v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
- Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated v. Collins Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
- Robert E. Lee & Co. v. Commission of Public WorksSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1966
- Lyerly v. YeadonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1942
- R.C. McEntire & Company v. Eastern Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
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