· 1/12/1972
New Foundation Baptist Church v. Davis
Citations
- 186 S.E.2d 247
- 257 S.C. 443
- 1972 S.C. LEXIS 391
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- holding that compensation received by an injured party from a collateral source, wholly independent of the wrongdoer, does not operate to lessen the damages recoverable from the wrongdoer
- denying a defendant found liable for negligent construction a credit for repairs completed by the church trustee
- denying a defendant found liable for negligent construction a credit for repairs completed by the church trustee
- where no punitive damages have been awarded, question of whether or not trial judge properly submitted that issue becomes moot
- tortfeasor's liability for damages not reduced by value of gratuitous repairs
- tortfeasor’s liability for damages not reduced by value of gratuitous repairs
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Judges: Bussey, Moss, Lewis, Brailsford, Littlejohn
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