S.C. PROPERTY & CASUALTY GUARANTY ASSOC. v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

23370

304 S.C. 210 (1991)

403 S.E.2d 625

SOUTH CAROLINA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, Respondent v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana C. Mitchell, III, and David C. Cleveland of Mitchell, Bouton, Yokel & Edwards, Greenville, for appellant.

Herbert W. Hamilton of Whaley, McCutchen, Blanton & Rhodes, Columbia, for respondent.


Submitted Oct. 23, 1990.

Decided April 1, 1991.

TOAL, Justice:

This appeal involves the application of offensive collateral estoppel to prevent the litigation of an issue which has been previously decided in another judicial proceeding. We find that the use of collateral estoppel was appropriate in this case and therefore affirm the trial court.1

The underlying dispute in this case involves the payment of workers...

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