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· 4/4/1988

Patterson v. I. H. Services, Inc.

Citations

  • 368 S.E.2d 215
  • 295 S.C. 300
  • 3 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 515
  • 1988 S.C. App. LEXIS 39

How courts have described this case

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  • Section 41-1-70, which creates a cause of action for wrongful discharge of an employee who complies with a subpoena and allows a claimant to seek “damages,” rather than lost wages or reinstatement, viewed as a law action
  • when a statute creating a new cause of action “in plain and unambiguous language expressly limits the kind of damages recoverable for its violation” the statute will be interpreted in accordance with its plain and ordinary meaning

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Judges: Goolsby, Shaw, Cureton

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