Legal Opinion

Scruggs v. Quality Electric Services, Inc.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided August 28, 1984No. 0240PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gardner, Judge:

This is a breach of contract action in which the jury awarded the plaintiff a $14,405 verdict. We affirm.

The issues on appeal are whether (1) the agreement between the parties was terminable at will, (2) the evidence supports the special verdict of the jury that the agreement was for services for the whole job and (3) the alleged submission of erroneous time statements was cause for termination.

The parties agreed to a special verdict form which was submitted to the jury. The form and verdicts of the jury as to the five interrogatories appear of record thusly:

1. Was an oral…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Shealy v. FowlerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
  2. Orsini v. Trojan Steel Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1951
  3. Packard & Field v. ByrdSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
  4. Columbia Architectural Group, Inc. v. BarkerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
  5. Gunter's Island Hunting Club Ex Rel. Shelley v. HucksCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Perdoni Brothers Inc v. Concrete Sytems IncCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  2. Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
  3. Beach Co. v. Twillman, Ltd.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2002
  4. Amanda Huskins v. Mungo Homes, LLCSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2024
  5. Perdoni Brothers Inc v. Concrete Sytems IncCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994

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