SCAVENS v. MACKS STORES, INC.

No. 76-1691.

577 F.2d 870 (1978)

N. J. SCAVENS, d/b/a Scavens Men's Shop, Appellant, v. MACKS STORES, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Speights, Columbia, S. C. (Glenn, Porter & Sullivan, Columbia, S. C., on brief), for appellant.

W. G. Lynn, Jr., Aiken, S. C. (Henderson, Salley, Lynn & Farmer, Aiken, S. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before WINTER, LAY, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

On July 14, 1973, a fire originating in the Macks Store in Edgefield, South Carolina, extensively damaged Scavens Men's Shop located in an adjacent building. As a result, Nicholas J. Scavens brought a diversity action in federal district court seeking to recover his property damage from Macks Stores, Incorporated. Following a two day trial, a jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of ...

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