· 12/8/1986
Noack Enterprises, Inc. v. Country Corner Interiors of Hilton Head Island, Inc.
Citations
- 351 S.E.2d 347
- 290 S.C. 475
- 1986 S.C. App. LEXIS 473
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that language “ ‘directly or indirectly affecting the people of this State’ ” prevented act’s application to unfair or deceptive act or practice that affected only parties to transaction
- concluding the plaintiff had not adequately alleged impact on public interest where allegedly unfair and deceptive acts occurred in the sale of a business
- finding no impact on public interest where allegedly unfair and deceptive acts occurred in the sale of a business
- providing in order to be actionable under SCUTPA, the unfair or deceptive act or practice must have an impact on the public interest
- the act is not available to redress a private wrong where the public interest is unaffected
- \An unfair or deceptive act or practice that affects only the parties to a trade or a commercial transaction is beyond the [A]ct's embrace ....\
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Judges: Goolsby, Bell, Cureton
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