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· 8/25/1986

Folkens v. Hunt

Citations

  • 348 S.E.2d 839
  • 290 S.C. 194
  • 1986 S.C. App. LEXIS 448

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that “not all conduct … causing emotional distress in a business setting may serve as a basis for an action alleging outrage.”
  • holding “not all conduct ... causing emotional distress in a business setting may serve as a basis for an action alleging outrage”
  • questions regarding the reasonableness of a party’s conduct generally preclude summary judgment in a negligence action
  • once a public accountant undertakes to act on behalf of a client, he owes a duty to make a reasonable inquiry to ascertain facts
  • \An alternative ruling of a lower court that is not excepted to constitutes a basis for affirming the lower court and is not reviewable on appeal.\
  • “An alternative ruling of a lower court that is not excepted to constitutes a basis for affirming the lower court and is not reviewable on appeal.”

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Judges: Goolsby, Gardner, Mendenhall

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