Haley Nursery Co., Inc. v. Forrest

Gregory, Chief Justice:

Appellant-respondent Haley commenced this collection action against respondent-appellant Forrest, a South Carolina peach grower, for failure to pay on his account. Forrest counterclaimed for breach of contract, breach of warranty, and violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act (UTPA). Both parties appeal the amount of damages awarded. We affirm.

The facts are as follows. Haley is a commercial nursery that supplies fruit trees to farmers. In order to provide farmers with different varieties of peaches, a commercial nursery grafts buds from a peach tree of…