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SCOTT v. FRUEHAUF CORPORATION

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302 S.C. 364 (1990)

396 S.E.2d 354

James SCOTT, by his Guardian ad Litem, Frank A. McCLURE, Jr., Respondent v. FRUEHAUF CORPORATION and Piedmont and Southern Leasing Company, Defendants, of whom Piedmont and Southern Leasing Company is Respondent-Appellant, and of whom Fruehauf Corporation is Appellant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 6, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr. and R. Davis Howser of Richardson, Plowden, Grier & Howser, Columbia, for appellant-respondent Fruehauf Corp.

James D. Nance, of Horger, Nance and Lanier, Orangeburg, for respondent-appellant Piedmont and Southern Leasing Co.

John E. Parker and Daniel Henderson of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick, Hampton, for respondent James Scott.

Heard Nov. 2, 1988.

Decided Aug 6, 1990.

GREGORY, Chief Justice:

This is a products liability case. The jury awarded respondent Scott $1,125,000 actual damages against appellant-respondent (Fruehauf) and respondent-appellant (Piedmont), and an additional $1,125,000 in punitive damages against Fruehauf alone. The jury found for Piedmont on its crossclaim against Fruehauf for indemnification. We affirm the damages award to Scott and reverse the judgment...

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