Legal Opinion
Clifton v. Darlington Finance Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 4, 1957No. 17344PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Oxner, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order overruling a demurrer and a motion to strike a complaint.
Ivey Clifton, Jr., brought this action against Darlington Finance Company and its agent, E. L. Windham, to recover actual and punitive damages for alleged fraud and deceit in inducing him to purchase an automobile. Defendants demurred to the complaint for failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action in that (1) plaintiff kept and used the automobile and made payments thereon for a long period of time after discovery of the alleged defective condition of the car and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Beatty v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1925
- Spell v. TraxlerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1956
- Etiwan Fertilizer Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1943
- Skalowski v. Joe Fisher, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1929
- Scott v. MeekSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Beall v. DoeCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
- Connell v. ConnellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
- Lindler v. BakerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
- Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. EMP. INS. OF WAUSAUCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Employers InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985