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Business Litigation Appeals Cases |
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HRFH, LLC, v. Pourlos Enterprises, Inc., 2006-UP-308, (Opinion S. C. Court of Appeals, 2006)
This is a breach of contract case. It was tried by jury and appealed. Both sides claimed breach. One side also claimed fraud. The jury ruled for HRFH granting damages, and the matter was appealed. The Appellate Court affirmed. One issue was lost profits. Our office participated in the trial and appeal.
Syrup Steel Company v. Eagle Construction Company, Inc. 319 S.C. 180, 460 S.E.2d 371(1995). Our office represented one of the parties on the appeal. Subcontractor sued the contraction and the bond company for recovery on a South Carolina Highway construction bond. The Trial Court ruled in favor of the subcontractor and was affirmed on appeal. Pleasantburg Warehouse Company v. Global Distribution, Inc. 287 S.C. 422, 339 S.E.2d 135 (1985). Our office represented one of the parties on the appeal. Landlord sued tenant for rent past due, utility and tax payments. The tenant counterclaimed for construction eviction and breach of contract, The jury ruled for landlord and was affirmed on appeal. Foothills Mall v. Farrell, 288 S.C. 371, 342 S.E.2d 624 (Ct. App. 1986). Our office represented one of the parties on the appeal. Landlord assignee sued the tenant for breach of lease. The Trial Court granted summary judgment for the landlord and on appeal, the Appellate Court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Forrester v. Smith & Steele Builders, Inc. 296 S.C. 196, 352 S.E.2d 522 (Ct. App. 1987). Our office represented one of the parties on the appeal. Landowner sued city and adjacent landowner for injunction for violation of side setback line. The Trial Court granted relief in favor of the landowner and on appeal the Appellate Court reversed the summary judgment ruling. 357 S.C. ___ (2004-225); Shapemaster Golf Course Builders v. Shapemasters, Inc.; ___ S.E.2d ___ Our office represented one of the parties on the appeal. Two business groups reach deadlock in an entity and sought Court assistance. The Trial Court granted partial preliminary relief and was affirmed on appeal. American Federal Bank v. White, 296 S.C. 165, 370 S.E.2d 923 (1988) Our office represented one of the parties on the appeal. Defendant bought a truck under an installment sales contract, failed to pay, and the truck was repossessed by Plaintiff bank, sold, and a deficiency judgment registered. Defendant counterclaimed for breach of warranty. The trial court ruled for Defendant and this was partially reversed on appeal, by granting both sides offsetting judgments. Vaughn v. A.E. Green Co., Inc. 277 S.C. 392, 287 S.E.2d 493 (1982) Our office represented one of the parties on the appeal. A fire insurance carrier sued a tenant alleging negligence and recklessness. The Trial Court granted summary judgment for the tenant and was reversed on appeal. Bass v. Harbor Light Marina, Inc. 372 F. Supp. 786, D.C.S.C. 1974 Our office represented one of the parties on the appeal. Action by purchaser of a houseboat against a Georgia Corporation engaged in business of a marina for negligence and breach of warranty. On motion to quash service dismiss and for summary judgment, the District Court, held that motion to quash service on individual stockholder was untimely where no service had been effected on the stockholder, that service of process on the Georgia corporation was sufficient under South Carolina law, that the foreign corporation was “doing business” within South Carolina within meaning of the “long-arm” statute, that material issues of fact on liability precluded summary judgment and that the Court, in its discretion, would decline to join the Defendant corporation’s corporate predecessors as parties even though not all the parties needed for just adjudication were before the Court. |
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