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· 3/16/1998

O'LAUGHLIN v. Windham

Citations

  • 498 S.E.2d 689
  • 330 S.C. 379
  • 1998 S.C. App. LEXIS 40

How courts have described this case

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  • holding the adoption of the Tort Claims Act did not modify common law judicial immunity in part because of the “presumption of legislative intent to preserve common law principles”
  • “A strong presumption also exists that the General Assembly does not intend to supplant common law principles when enacting legislation.”
  • “[JJudicial immunity is vital for the continuation of an independent judiciary and for the preservation of judicial integrity.”

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Judges: Howard, Howell, Cureton

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