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Dunn v. Dunn

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 10, 1989No. 23045PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Toal, Justice:

Jill Dunn (Wife) appeals a Family Court order, imposing sanctions against her under Rule 37(b), SCRCP for failing to resume a recessed deposition. We reverse.

ISSUE

Did the Family Court judge abuse his discretion in awarding a $500 sanction under Rule 37(b), SCRCP against Wife for failing to resume her deposition until she received a signed copy of the court’s Order compelling discovery?

FACTS

Wife, represented by Evans Barnette, Esquire, brought a petition in the Family Court seeking, inter alia, a divorce from John Dunn (Husband), represented by Harvey Golden, Esquire. During…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hook Ex Rel. Estate of Summers v. RothsteinCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
  2. Darden v. WithamSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1974
  3. Clark v. RossCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Bayle v. South Carolina Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
  2. Kershaw County Board of Education v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
  3. Stokes-Craven Holding Corp. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2016
  4. Fairchild v. South Carolina Department of TransportationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2012
  5. Carlyle Ex Rel. Estate of Carlyle v. Tuomey HospitalSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991

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