Legal Opinion
Samples v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided December 19, 1997No. 2747PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, Judge:
Rose Marie Samples moved for a new trial after she received an unfavorable jury verdict. The trial court denied her motion. She appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
FACTS
Vincent Louis Mitchell rear-ended Samples in April 1990. Mitchell admitted negligence, but contested proximate cause and damages. On April 12 and 15, 1993, Mitchell’s investigator filmed a video which showed Samples removing laundry from a clothesline, watching a ball game, and using her left hand to open a gate.
Two months later, on June 10, 1993, Samples served Mitchell with standard interrogatories.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- McDougal v. McCammonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Diaz v. Southern Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Baughman v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Dodson v. PersellSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Bramlette Ex Rel. Estate of Bramlette v. Charter-Medical-ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
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