Durant v. Palmetto Chevrolet Co., Inc.

Brailsford, Justice.

In the Civil Court of Horry County, William H. Durant was awarded judgment against Palmetto Chevrolet Co., Inc., on a jury verdict for $1,800.00 as damages for breach of warranty. On this appeal the defendant charges the trial court with error in refusing its motion for a directed verdict and in the admission of evidence.

The complaint, as amended, alleged that plaintiff purchased from the defendant a new Chevrolet automobile in 1959, which the defendant expressly warranted “to be free from defect in material and workmanship, said warranty being limited to one year or…