Legal Opinion

Orlando v. Boyd

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided January 22, 1996No. 24370PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Moore, Justice:

Appellants appeal the trial judge’s order excluding an expert witness from testifying. We reverse.

FACTS

In 1988, appellant Ernestine Orlando was diagnosed with a brain tumor. During surgery it was discovered she did not have a brain tumor. Appellants Ernestine and Louis Orlando filed this medical malpractice claim against respondents on October 2, 1991. Dr. Robert Peyster was named as an expert for the Orlandos on December 3,1991.

The trial judge issued a scheduling order on June 24, 1992. The scheduling order provided in pertinent part: “Plaintiffs must make their experts…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Baughman v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  2. Kershaw County Board of Education v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
  3. Dunn v. DunnSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
  4. Campbell v. JohnsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1951

3Cited by14 opinions

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  2. Karppi v. Greenville Terrazzo Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997
  3. Barnette Ex Rel. Barnette v. Adams Bros. LoggingSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
  4. Bryson v. BrysonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008
  5. Griffin Grading & Clearing, Inc. v. Tire Service Equipment Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999

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