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Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Bass

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 17, 1956No. 17189PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Legge, Justice.

In October, 1953, a collision occurred- in Union County, South Carolina, between a tractor-trailer owned by Complete Auto Transit, Inc., and an automobile occupied by A. S. Bass, its owner, and Willie Pierce Byrd, who was driving. Mr. Bass was killed and Byrd sustained personal injuries; the tractor-trailer overturned and burned.

Complete Auto Transit, Inc., brought this action in May, 1955, against Ruth Wilson Bass, as executrix of the estate of A. S. Bass, and Willie Pierce Byrd, seeking to recover for the damage to its tractor-trailer. The defendants answered separately; and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sibbach v. Wilson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Bennett v. Spartanburg Ry., Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1914
  3. Rookard v. Atlantic & Charlotte Air Line Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1909
  4. Osteen v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
  5. Campbell v. AshlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ellison v. SimmonsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
  2. Maxey v. SaulsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
  3. Fowler v. FowlerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
  4. Mullins Hospital v. SquiresSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
  5. Byars v. AustinMississippi Supreme Court · 1969

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