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MACKELA v. BENTLEY

No. 3976.

365 S.C. 44 (2005)

614 S.E.2d 648

Don MACKELA, Respondent, v. James BENTLEY d/b/a/ Lyman Auto Sales and Automotive Finance Corporation, Defendants, of Whom, Automotive Finance Corporation is, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 18, 2005.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer L. Queen, of Summerville, for Appellant.

David Charles Alford, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

STILWELL, J.

In this action for conversion, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Don Mackela in the amount of $13,320.23 plus interest in actual damages and $50,000 in punitive damages against Automotive Finance Corporation (AFC). AFC appeals. We affirm.1

FACTS

In September 2001, Mackela owned a 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan. Mackela sought to purchase a second vehicle from James Bentley, d/b/a Lyman Auto Sales. Bentley...

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