Legal Opinion
Boone v. Boone
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 23, 2001No. 25283PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNETT, Justice:
The question presented by this appeal is whether inter-spousal immunity from personal injury actions violates the public policy of South Carolina. We conclude it does.
FACTS
Appellant Juanita Boone (Wife) was injured in a car accident in Georgia. At the time of the accident, Wife was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband Respondent Freddie Boone (Husband). Wife and Husband reside in South Carolina.
Wife brought this tort action against Husband in South Carolina. Concluding Georgia law which provides interspousal immunity in personal injury actions was applicable, the…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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- Brooks v. RobinsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
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