Supreme Court of South Carolina

Walter Smith v. Norman K. Tiffany

April 26, 2017419 S.C. 548

Summary

Justice Pleicones dissents, arguing that under the South Carolina Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act a defendant may join an allegedly culpable non‑party who is immune from contribution, and therefore the trial court's grant of summary judgment should be reversed.

Docket Appellate Case No. 2015-001159; Opinion No. 27715

Cited authorities

  • S.C. Code Ann. §§ 15-38-15
  • S.C. Code Ann. § 15-38-20
  • S.C. Code Ann. §§ 15-38-10
  • 58 S.C. L. Rev. 627
  • S.C. Code Ann. § 15-38-15
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