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· 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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