FREEMAN DODGE v. MCC FINANCIAL SERV., INC.

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272 S.C. 164 (1978)

249 S.E.2d 897

FREEMAN DODGE, INC., Respondent, v. MCC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

December 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell, Nelson & Weaver, Florence, for appellant.

David F. McInnis, Sumter, for respondent.


December 5, 1978.

NESS, Justice:

This action for breach of contract accompanied by fraudulent act was brought by respondent Freeman Dodge, Inc. against appellant MCC Financial Services, Inc.

The jury awarded respondent $1095 actual damages and $12,500 punitive damages. We affirm the actual damage award and reverse the award of punitive damages.

In February of 1974, Freeman Dodge sold a 1974 Dodge Challenger to Walter Gunn. The car was financed...

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