Legal Opinion

Judy v. Judy

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided April 8, 2009No. 4528PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CURETON, A.J.

Ronnie F. Judy (Ronnie) appeals from the jury’s verdict against him, arguing the circuit court erred in declining to dismiss the suit against him on the basis of laches, collateral estoppel, or res judicata, and in declining to permit him to amend his answer to include a defense of waiver. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS

In 1983, Vesta Rumph (Mrs. Rumph) died, leaving three parcels of real property to be distributed equally between brothers Ronnie and James T. Judy (James). 1 The three parcels included a 10.9-acre tract (10.9-acre Tract), a 9.29-acre tract on which…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Futch v. McAllister Towing of Georgetown, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
  2. Erickson v. Jones Street Publishers, LLCSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
  3. Plum Creek Development Co. v. City of ConwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
  4. Zurcher v. BiltonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2008
  5. Lowe v. ClaytonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Voss v. Pujdak (In Re Pujdak)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 2011
  2. Judy v. JudySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
  3. Carolina Renewal, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2009
  4. Paine Gayle Properties, LLC v. CSX Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2012
  5. Wilder v. Blue Ribbon Taxicab Corp.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2011

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