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MITCHELL SUPPLY CO. v. GAFFNEY

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297 S.C. 160 (1988)

375 S.E.2d 321

MITCHELL SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., Appellant v. Beverly E. GAFFNEY, Mary Gaffney, Thomas E. Gaffney and Mary Ann Gaffney, d/b/a National Electric Company, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided November 28, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana C. Mitchell, III, and Capers Bouton, both of Mitchell & Bouton, Greenville, for appellant.

T. Louis Cox, Jr., and Mario W. Schenkel, Spartanburg, for respondents.

Heard Oct. 19, 1988.

Decided Nov. 28, 1988.

CURETON, Judge:

This appeal presents the question of whether the trial court abused its discretion in vacating a judgment, when the neglect relied on by Respondents was their attorney's failure to properly review pleadings delivered to him. We reverse and remand.

Appellant — Mitchell Supply Company, Inc. (Mitchell) served suit papers in two lawsuits on the Respondents (hereafter referred to...

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