· 8/24/2009
Richardson v. P v. Inc.
Citations
- 682 S.E.2d 263
- 383 S.C. 610
- 2009 S.C. LEXIS 374
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that “actual authority is expressly conferred upon the agent by the principal”
- defining actual authority as authority that is “expressly conferred upon the agent by the principal”
- \The decision whether to set aside an entry of default or a default judgment lies solely within the sound discretion of the [circuit] court.\
- \The [circuit] court's decision will not be disturbed on appeal absent a clear showing of an abuse of that discretion.\
- \Not every employee of a corporation is an agent of the corporation for the purposes of service of process.\
- \Whether an employee may accept service on behalf of a corporation depends on the authority the corporation conferred upon the employee.\
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Beatty, Kittredge, Pleicones, Toal, Waller
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