Legal Opinion
Chappell v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided July 9, 1980No. Civ. A. No. 78-2163PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CHAPMAN, District Judge.
This action for double actual damages and treble punitive damages under the South Carolina Dealers Day in Court Bill, (S.C.Code Ann., § 56-15-10 et seq.) was brought by the plaintiff Tom Chappell, in November 1979, in the Kershaw County Court of Common Pleas. The defendant subsequently removed the case to this court which has jurisdiction because of diversity of citizenship between the parties. Each party has moved for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff moved for summary judgment in October 1979, as to the first…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Chappell v. General Motors CorpCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982