Legal Opinion
Gentry v. Yonce
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 13, 1999No. 24971PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice:
Appellants brought this class action suit alleging causes of action under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO — 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq.) and the Unfair Trade Practices Act (UTPA — S.C.Code Ann. § 39-5-20 et seq.). 1 Respondents are owners and operators of video poker machines located in Saluda and Newberry Counties. The trial court granted respondents’ motion to dismiss the RICO and UTPA causes of action. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
ISSUES
1) Did the trial court err in dismissing the RICO claim?
2) Did the trial court err in dismissing the UTPA…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode IslandSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Harris v. NCNB National Bank of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987
- Herman Friedlander, Etc., Cross-Appellees v. Jerry C. Nims, Timex Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Kiriakides v. United Artists Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Johnson v. Collins Entertainment Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
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- In Re Microsoft Corp. Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2001
- Kennedy v. South Carolina Retirement SystemSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- Spence v. Spence Ex Rel. SpenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
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