1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 674 F.2d
  5. 674 F.2d 217 (1982)
 

PURVIS v. CONSOLIDATED ENERGY PRODUCTS CO.

No. 81-1107.

674 F.2d 217 (1982)

Preston B. PURVIS, Appellee, v. CONSOLIDATED ENERGY PRODUCTS COMPANY, a division of Condec Corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 8, 1982.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 15, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Rikard, Jr., Sydnor Thompson, Charlotte, N.C. (M. Craig Garner, Jr., Columbia, S.C., on brief), for appellant.

James T. McBratney, Jr., Florence, S.C. (Thomas E. Rogers, Jr., Florence, S.C., on brief), for appellee.

Before HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge, ALBERT V. BRYAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and K. K. HALL, Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 15, 1982.

HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:

Lacking a controlling state authority, we are called upon in this diversity case to decide whether, under the law of South Carolina, a plaintiff engaged in the business of raising and curing tobacco can recover under South Carolina's strict liability statute, S.C.Code § 15-73-10 (1976), for losses to his crops allegedly caused by a defective curing barn purchased from...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases