Legal Opinion
Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Eagle Window & Door, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 22, 2018No. Appellate Case No. 2016-001459; Opinion No. 27831PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE HEARN :
**258This products liability case presents a narrow question: Is Petitioner Eagle Window & Door, Inc. (Eagle) subject to successor liability for defective windows manufactured by a company who later sold its assets to Eagle in a bankruptcy sale? The answer requires us to revisit our holding in *449Simmons v. Mark Lift Industries, Inc.1 and clarify the doctrine of successor liability in South Carolina. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's holding that Eagle is the "mere continuation" of the entity. **259Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Eagle Window & Door, Inc. , Op. No.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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