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MORIARTY v. GARDEN SANCTUARY CHURCH

No. 25156.

341 S.C. 320 (2000)

534 S.E.2d 672

Amy Ferrell MORIARTY, Respondent, v. GARDEN SANCTUARY CHURCH OF GOD, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 26, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Betts of Columbia and Frank A. Hirsch, Jr. of Charlotte, N.C., for petitioner.

Gregg E. Meyers of Charleston for respondent.

WALLER, Justice:

This case presents the novel issues of whether a cause of action based on repressed memory syndrome is viable in South Carolina, and whether an adult who alleges she repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse may bring a timely cause of action under the "discovery rule" contained in S.C.Code Ann. § 15-3-535 (Supp.1999) after recovering the memories.

Amy Ferrell Moriarty sued Garden Sanctuary Church of God (the Church) to recover damages...

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