Legal Opinion
Little v. Robt. G. Lassiter & Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 24, 1930No. 12907PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Blease.
We adopt the statement of facts as made in the opinions of the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Cothran.
Two propositions are very properly conceded by Mr. Justice Cothran in his dissenting opinion: (1) Where one acting as agent for another, within the scope of his agency, commits a tort, both the principal and the agent are joint tort-feasors; and (2) the injured party is not obliged to join both joint tort-feasors in his action, but he may sue either singly. These principles have been well recognized in South Carolina for over a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pollock v. B. & L. Ass'nSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1896
- Miller & Barnhardt v. Gulf & Atlantic Ins.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1925
- Peurifoy, Receiver v. MauldinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1927
- Capell v. ShulerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
- Gooch v. ElliottSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1922
3Cited by22 opinions
- Halsey v. Minnesota-South Carolina Land & Timber Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
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- Kahn v. Urania Lumber CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Piedmont Interstate Fair Ass'n v. BeanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
- Simon v. StrockSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1946
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