Hutson v. Cummins Carolinas, Inc.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
Cureton, Judge:
B. H. Hutson brought suit against Cummins Carolinas, Inc., an authorized truck dealership, alleging that repairs made by Cummins on his 1974 Kenworth truck resulted in damage to the truck, depreciation to the truck, loss of use of the truck and loss of profits. The case was submitted to the jury on the theories of negligent failure to repair and breach of implied warranty of repair. Cummins is appealing a jury verdict of $65,000 in favor of Hutson which was remitted by the trial judge to $47,500.
Cummins contends on appeal that the reduced verdict should be set aside by this…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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