Legal Opinion
Samson v. Greenville Hospital System
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 9, 1988No. 22868PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 46, we agreed to answer the following question certified by order of The Honorable Joe F. Anderson, Jr., United States District Court for the District of South Carolina:
Whether § 44-43-10 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, as amended, is unconstitutional as being violative of the Equal Protection Clause of article I, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina.
S. C. Code Ann. Section 44-43-10 (1985) is South Carolina’s “blood shield” statute; it exempts providers of blood and blood products from implied warranty-based liability:
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Zichichi v. Middlesex Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Ford v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
- Kozup v. Georgetown UniversityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
- Gambrell v. Travelers Ins. CompaniesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Howell v. Spokane & Inland Empire Blood BankWashington Supreme Court · 1990
- Foster v. South Carolina Department of Highways & Public TransportationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- Mitchell v. HollerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
- Brown v. County of HorrySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- In Re Breast Implant Product Liability LitigationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
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