Legal Opinion

Prosser v. Parsons

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 2, 1965No. 18327PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Taylor, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, Boyd O. Prosser, recovered judgment for actual damages against the defendant, M. O. Parsons, during the January Term of Common Pleas Court for Georgetown County. The complaint sets forth three causes of action: One for false imprisonment, a second for malicious prosecution, and a third for conversion of plaintiff’s automobile. Timely motions for nonsuit, directed verdict, judgment n. o. v. or in the alternative fo,r a new trial were made by defendant and denied by the trial Judge. This appeal followed.

In substance the first cause of action of the cqmplaint…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. PokiniHawaii Supreme Court · 1961
  2. Bushardt v. United Investment Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1922
  3. Brown v. BaileySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1949
  4. Margolis v. TelechSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1960

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
  2. Penn v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  3. Parrott v. Plowden Motor Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
  4. State v. LyonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Ruff v. Eckerds Drugs, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1975

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