· 10/22/1990
Inman v. Imperial Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.
Citations
- 397 S.E.2d 774
- 303 S.C. 10
- 1990 S.C. App. LEXIS 174
How courts have described this case
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- holding circuit court has affirmative duty to require election of remedies where it allows the plaintiff to present two causes of action to the jury and the damages awards are coextensive
- defining election of remedies as \the act of choosing between different remedies allowed by law\ based on the same facts
- noting the defendant could raise an election of remedies issue at any stage of the case
- [T]he trial judge should on his own motion require election if he lets both causes of action go to the jury.
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Judges: Per Curiam
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