CENTER v. CENTER

20510

269 S.C. 367 (1977)

237 S.E.2d 491

Maxwell O. CENTER, Sr., Respondent-Appellant, v. Maxwell O. CENTER, Jr., and Mildred S. Center, of whom Mildred S. Center is the Appellant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

September 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria L. Eslinger, of Eslinger & Knowles, Columbia, for Appellant-Respondent.

George F. Townes, of Greenville, for Respondent-Appellant.


September 13, 1977.

GREGORY, Justice.

This is a cross appeal from two orders of the lower court in a malicious prosecution action. Mrs. Center appeals an order dated July 12, 1976, refusing to vacate a default judgment entered against her. Both Mrs. Center and Maxwell O. Center, Sr. (Mr. Center) appeal an order dated July 30, 1976, reducing the award of punitive damages from $47,500 to $25,000. We affirm the lower court's refusal to vacate and reverse the...

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