Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Henderson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 21, 1986No. 22592PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Finney, Justice:
This is an action for damages by the respondents (Ken-nedys) against the defendant builder and his insurance company, the appellant (Sentry), for alleged misconduct by the builder. We reverse.
The Kennedys engaged the builder to construct a dwelling-house type building to be used as a nursery. They ad vanced eléven thousand ($11,000.00) dollars to be placed in trust and used for labor and materials. The builder never commenced construction on the building nor returned the monies paid to him.
The builder is a licensed builder under the laws of South Carolina and the rules and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brown v. South Carolina InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
- Springfield v. Williams Plumbing Supply Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
- Blandon v. ColemanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- Swinton v. Chubb & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
- Watson v. HarmonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Gentry v. YonceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Garner v. Morrison Knudsen Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
- Cook v. MacK's Transfer & StorageCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
- Gray v. Petoseed Co., Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1996
- Kleckley v. Northwestern National Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1998
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