Legal Opinion
Plowman v. Bagnal
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 19, 1994No. 24090PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harwell, Chief Justice:
This is a private action for damages under S.C. Code Ann. § 39-5-140 (1985) of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act (UTPA). Appellants contend that the trial judge erred in ruling that in a private action, the “controlling persons” of a corporation are not personally liable as a matter of law for damages caused by the corporation’s unfair trade practices. We disagree and affirm.
I. Facts
Thomas Bagnal (Bagnal), J. Allen Shumaker (Shumaker), and Duncan Lang (Lang) formed Innovative Developers, Inc. (Innovative) for the purpose of developing and selling a real…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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