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AUSTIN v. STOKES-CRAVEN HOLDING CORP.

No. 26784.

387 S.C. 22 (2010)

691 S.E.2d 135

Donald C. AUSTIN, Respondent/Appellant, v. STOKES-CRAVEN HOLDING CORP., d/b/a Stokes Craven Ford, Appellant/Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 8, 2010.

Rehearing Denied April 21, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott L. Robinson, of Johnson & Robinson, of Manning, Stephen L. Brown, Russell G. Hines and Edward D. Buckley, all of Young, Clement Rivers, of Charleston, for appellant-respondent.

C. Steven Moskos, of Charleston, and Brooks R. Fudenberg, of Mt. Pleasant, for respondent-appellant.

Justice BEATTY.

Donald C. Austin (Austin) filed suit against Stokes-Craven Holding Corporation d/b/a Stokes-Craven Ford (Stokes-Craven), an automobile dealership, after he experienced problems with his used vehicle and discovered the vehicle had sustained extensive damage prior to the sale. A jury found in favor of Austin and awarded him $26,371.10 in actual damages and $216,600 in punitive damages.

Stokes-Craven challenges the verdict alleging the trial judge...

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