Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. McLeod v. Fritz Waidner Sports Cars, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 25, 1980No. 21158PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ness, Justice:
Appellant Fritz Waidner Sports Cars, Inc., appeals from an order overruling its demurrer to a complaint by respondent State of South Carolina ex relatione Daniel R. McLeod. We affirm.
Respondent proceeds under the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, §§ 39-5-10-39-5-160, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), and Code § 56-15-30(a) seeking civil penalties for the alleged sale of an automobile with an inaccurate odometer reading. Appellant demurred on the basis that actions involving false odometer statements had been pre-empted by the odometer disclosure requirements of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. Jack Dykstra Ford, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- Hanselmann v. McCardleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
- Carroll Motors, Inc. v. PurcellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979
- Williams v. StrebSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Shea v. StateCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1983
- Nance v. State Board of EducationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
- Vaughan v. KalyvasCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
- Nance v. State Board of EducationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981