TRI-COUNTY ICE & FUEL CO. v. PALMETTO ICE CO.

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303 S.C. 237 (1991)

399 S.E.2d 779

TRI-COUNTY ICE AND FUEL COMPANY, Respondent v. PALMETTO ICE COMPANY and P&H Company, Inc., doing business as Palmetto Ice Company, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr. and Deborah L. Harrison, both of Richardson, Plowden, Grier & Howser, Columbia, for appellants.

Fleet Freeman, of Bernstein and Freeman, P.A., Charleston, for respondent.


Heard Oct. 22, 1990.

Decided Dec. 10, 1991.

HARWELL, Justice:

This case arises out of an action for conversion. The issues involved are whether a default judgment entered against a trade name can be amended to substitute the name of the corporation who owns and operates the business operating under the trade name, and whether there are grounds to vacate the default judgment.

I. FACTS

On August 14, 1986, respondent Tri-County Ice ...

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