Legal Opinion
South Carolina State Ports Authority v. Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 21, 1986No. 22599PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ness, Chief Justice:
The following question was certified to this Court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 46 by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Under South Carolina law, which, if any, of the following entities has a tort claim for negligence against a consultant who prepares a report intended for public distribution, comparing two ports, where the port authority of one port has contracted with the consultant for the report, and where the report sets forth statements of fact that reasonable investigation would have shown to be false, portraying the other port as inferior and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Winburn v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
- GAF CORPORATION v. Tolar Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. v. Utilities Construction Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
- Tolar Construction Co. v. GAF Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Stagen v. Stewart-West Coast Title Co.California Court of Appeal · 1983
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Rayfield Ex Rel. Estate of Rayfield v. South Carolina Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
- Williams ex rel. Estate of Williams v. Preiss-Wal Pat III, LLCDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2014
- Charleston Dry Cleaners & Laundry, Inc. v. Zurich American InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
- Snow v. City of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1991
- Tommy L. Griffin Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Jordan, Jones & Goulding, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
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