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RIDDLE v. PITTS

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283 S.C. 387 (1984)

324 S.E.2d 59

J. R. RIDDLE, Respondent, v. C.H. PITTS, D/B/A Pitts Auto Sale, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton Walker, Jr., Columbia, for appellant.

William M. Grant, Jr., of Haynsworth, Perry, Bryant, Marion & Johnstone, Greenville, for respondent.

Heard Oct. 17, 1984.

Decided Nov. 26, 1984.

NESS, Justice:

In this action for fraud in the sale of an automobile, appellant Pitts appeals from a jury verdict of $13,000 actual damages and $3,000 punitive damages which was reduced by the trial judge to $8,000 actual damages and $3,000 punitive damages.

Section 56-15-110 of the 1976 S.C. Code of Laws mandates double recovery of actual damages and permits...

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